Today in beautiful Australia it's a national holiday to celebrate all that is good about this fair land. And there is much to celebrate - the only negative thing I can think of about living here is that it's such a long way from anywhere - certainly from family and friends in UK . Anyway, I thought it fitting to post about Tasmania today - there's quite a bit to tell about our weekend away - so this is the first post.
The map above shows where Tasmania is exactly. I have to admit that before I came to live in Melbourne (Victoria) I didn't really know where Tasmania fitted in. As you can see it's an island to the south of Victoria.
Very beautiful countryside - this was about half an hour out of Hobart and Hobart is situated on the southern tip of Tasmania.
Photographs above and below show the top of Mount Wellington.
If the day had been clearer (we were above cloud level here) we could have looked down onto the city of Hobart from here.
And what a beautiful city it is....
There's a market held every Saturday with much local produce..... Just look at those beautiful Georgian buildings behind - my most favourite style of building ever...
Lots of lovely garden plant stalls.
Fresh vegetables artfully and neatly arranged.
The map above shows where Tasmania is exactly. I have to admit that before I came to live in Melbourne (Victoria) I didn't really know where Tasmania fitted in. As you can see it's an island to the south of Victoria.
Very beautiful countryside - this was about half an hour out of Hobart and Hobart is situated on the southern tip of Tasmania.
Photographs above and below show the top of Mount Wellington.
If the day had been clearer (we were above cloud level here) we could have looked down onto the city of Hobart from here.
And what a beautiful city it is....
There's a market held every Saturday with much local produce..... Just look at those beautiful Georgian buildings behind - my most favourite style of building ever...
Lots of lovely garden plant stalls.
Fresh vegetables artfully and neatly arranged.
Next few photographs show the beautiful houses I came across whilst wandering round Hobart.
Pretty as a picture. Sweet fence and cascading roses.
Black and white Georgian number for all the lovers of this colour combination and there are a few of you out there in blogland, I know - me included.
Smart grey front door and again, lots of white roses. A winning combination.
And lastly part of the building that our hotel was in. Our room was beneath the "'S" in the word Jams. I'll begin the next post starting with the hotel because it was quite probably one of the most interesting and intriguing places I have ever stayed in. Think I told you before that it was a converted jam factory it really was amazing and quite unique.
Pretty as a picture. Sweet fence and cascading roses.
Black and white Georgian number for all the lovers of this colour combination and there are a few of you out there in blogland, I know - me included.
Smart grey front door and again, lots of white roses. A winning combination.
And lastly part of the building that our hotel was in. Our room was beneath the "'S" in the word Jams. I'll begin the next post starting with the hotel because it was quite probably one of the most interesting and intriguing places I have ever stayed in. Think I told you before that it was a converted jam factory it really was amazing and quite unique.
"Happy 'Straya day" to all my fellow countrymen (and women, of course!)
Enjoy....
Enjoy....
