Monday, January 02, 2006

Hahndorf

We visited Hahndorf because it's something you do when you're in the Adelaide area. Hahndorf is the oldest German settlement in Australia so somehow that makes it a worthy attraction.

This was one of the first signs I saw when we were going into Harndorf and it made me laugh because the first thing I thought of was big German couples swapping spouses. I am sick like that.


The real welcome is more proper.



The whole town - and there's not much of it - is very charming, albeit in a kitschy kind of way. All the cafes seem to offer strudel that died in the microwave oven and authentic German sausages. I bought a pot of very colourful and edible chillies for Howie to bring back to his father, who is an avid gardener.



We visited Beerenberg farm and its pick-your-own strawberry field. I didn't buy any jam there because Beerenberg is too commercialised. I prefer my jams from the farmer's markets and without pectin although the best strawberry jam I've ever tasted is by a brand called Sawaya, available in supermarkets in Tokyo. A very close runner-up is the pink coloured Golden Raspberry jam from Berkshire Berries.


A cute little boy and his harvest.

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