Another Winter in Tasmania.

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Time for a tram ride.Had to wait for it to go up then down the line.The tram now has to supply it's own power.
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The tram sheds and on the other side UTAS.
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And a tram all for me.
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The views from my ride.At one end the old show area and the other UTAS and the QV museum.
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Sunday and a sleep in.Thought it about time I went looking for a scallop pie.Off first to the Bizy Bee bakery at Invermay.One of the few open on Sunday.No scallop pies left.So a couple of pics from the area.One of the pubs and the Me Wah restaurant.
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And next to the UTAS stadium a memorial to workers dying on the job.
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Now a drive to Exeter bakery and fortunately got the last scallop pie.
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Theirs is a pretty nice pie and 9 scallops this time.I hadn't had brekkie so had a pastie as well.OK but not the best I have had.
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In the afternoon I walked to the Art gallery.I hadn't been before.It is free admission so well worth it.A few buildings on the way over.the Irish do have a sense of humour.
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The HACU building.
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Some lovely old buildings around.
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Over the road is the court precinct.
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And the Art Gallery
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an impressive entrance.
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There is a large section on the indigenous population.Starts with a history of Bass strait.
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The tram sheds and on the other side UTAS.

Unfortunately, like in Hobart, UTAS is on the move and is going to move in from Newnham and build itself over the Inveresk car-park (the site of the old round-house, turntable - look at the air view) and I think make the Tram museum move. All part of the former Vice Chancellor's Edifice Complex (google Peter Rathgen and see what you find ); much more fun to spend taxpayer's hard-earned building entirely new campuses in the city rather than the hum-drum of maintaining the existing campuses in the suburbs. Grrr.

 

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Indeed and another major site across the road from City Park including the former National Car Museum building..

 

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More on indigenous history.
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The last on indigenous history.note their fire practices.
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And a display on the history of the Chinese in Australia from very early on.
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And I thought this was an interesting exhibit by a fellowwho worked with the wider art communities.
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And the final shot of the wonderful staircase.
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I walked home via cameron street across the road from the Art gallery.A well preserved old street.
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Though one property pushed the boundaries a little.
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A couple of old buidings on the opposite side of the road.
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Then past the mall with some autumn colours.
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The third weekend was freezing so I had a very lazy saturday.Slept in and got to the markets about 1100.Brunch was a Japanese breakfast omelette with bacon from here.
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A real production line.
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Great veggies.
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I buy my cheeses here.Southern Sky.
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I drove the long way back to the hotel.A view of Launceston from the north east.
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After dropping of my purchases I went to a tiny cafe just up the road - The Flying Sparrow cafe.A coffee was needed and i tried their pastie and a lemon curd tart.
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Quite nice.

 

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Sunday and another sleep in before having a long lunch at Timbre restaurant.I intended to go for a walk in the Trevallyn Nature reserve after lunch.however I was way too full so back to the hotel for a nannay nap.Decidrdthough I really needed to do some walking so set out at dusk.Walked down to the Seaport.
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And then the walk back to the hotel.
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Edward V11 keeps an eye on me.
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Then time to watch the Giro.

 

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Monday I was having dinner at the Grain restaurant at the Silo hotel.just over the river from the Seaport.After the Sunday walk and because the hospital has blocked access to the stairwell so reducing my exercise I decided to walk there.And what a difference a day makes.Left a little earlier so still light at the start of the walk.

First the stroll down to the Tamar beside Royal Park.
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And the oldest yacht club in the Southern hemisphere.Though obviously not the oldest club building.

World’s oldest yacht clubs

<p>The oldest yacht clubs in the world still in operation today. 1. Royal Cork Yacht Club, Cork, Ireland* – 1720 2. Lough […]</p>

didyouknow.org

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And on the Tamar at the yacht basin the first regatta in Australia was held in 1837.
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Not a cloud in the sky so a lot more colour.
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Though the sun actually sets behind the hills so no sunset pics.But I can see my destination.
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