Horse tracks and Sweet talk

Horse Heritage Orientation Tour

Today was ideal for following the brilliant Horse Heritage Orientation Tour devised by Horse SA. A few years ago I would have loved to do this on horseback. The downloaded map and quiz advises this is still possible today if you have your own groom to attend to the horse at some stops. I enjoyed following the trail and paying attention to the details, for instance, is the horse on the South African War Memorial wearing shoes?  I had never even noticed the gate latch on the archway near the old South Australian Mounted Police Barracks.  You can take your time and stop along the way or stride from point to point (no pun intended) in your lunch hour and get back to work. A very well thought out self-guided walking tour with lots of follow-up information provided to really flesh out the contribution of the horse in South Australian History. Congratulations Horse SA.

My small diversion along the horse trail was a stop at Blackeby's Old Sweet Shop. Just down from Grenfell Street in James Place, the first thing you see is a gigantic lollypop above the awning and then the magical shop front. The shop has an interesting display of historical photographs and an easy reading chronology about the generations of confectioners involved in the business. As for the sweets WOW. There are so many and from all over the world. The UK and US are well represented, familiar names like Fry and Bassett, Hershey and Wonka - loose chocolates and sweets, even boiled fish. I also spotted a whole range of American sugar-free sweets, mmmmm.