Our day in the centre of Adelaide turned into one of those unexpectedly brilliant travel days where nothing goes to plan, the weather sulks, and yet somehow the kids, the coffee and the Christmas decorations save the whole thing.
It was Black Friday, and everyone kept warning us:
“The city will be packed, the traffic will be chaos, good luck today.”
Honestly?
It wasn’t that bad at all.
Traffic was fine, the crowds were busy but calm, and the whole place had that humming pre-Christmas energy without the meltdown.
The rain didn’t let up all day, but it kind of made the whole thing feel even more festive.
We wandered through Rundle Mall, found the giant Christmas sleigh and trees, grabbed a family photo and got completely soaked but didn’t care. Georgia spotted a Lego flower stall and nearly exploded with excitement, pointing at everything like she’d discovered hidden treasure.
The Central Market was warm, colourful and packed with fresh local food. We strolled around, admired the fruit stands, the bakeries and the cheese counters. It felt like a proper heart-of-the-city place, full of locals grabbing ingredients and families getting out of the rain.
Outside, Adelaide’s jacaranda trees were glowing purple through the drizzle.
We wrapped up the day with a coffee and hot chocolate because that’s how parents survive travel.
Wet. Busy. Christmassy. Easy. A proper good Adelaide city day out!
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