We fly into Hobart, hire a car & drive to our motel.First impressions; its greener, cooler (they even have electric blankets on the beds in the hotels!) & different to the mainland. After unpacking & tea we drive into Hobart. Luckily there is a food & wine festival so that is dinner sorted. We try some different foods (smoke salmon platter, tempura mushrooms, scallop wrap, lemon cheesecake and raspberries and hot chocolate pudding and raspberries & sample a couple of wines all very delightful & begin to plan our stay in Tasmania.
Hobart is smaller & much quieter than Sydney, a stark contrast. It is very pretty, old buildings, yachts, waterfront restaurants, reminds us of Devon or Cornwall harbours. We really do feel like we’ve stepped back in time, it is very peaceful & relaxing. It has a completely different feel to mainland Australia.
The gardens contain old fashion roses, hollyhocks and penstemon – all very English cottage.
Love & sedate hugs
jeff & janet
jeff & janet
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