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Sarah and her mother in the Mount Wellington site - Hobart
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Parks / Gardens / National parks.: St. David's Park
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  • Updated By seamandrew on September 5, 2004
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  • The lovely St. David's Park - Hobart
    The lovely St. David's Park
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    One of Hobart's treasures is St. David's Park. Located in the city center, and just off the famed Salamanca street, it is a haven in a city that hardly needs one yet so beautifully green. Having visited in the summer, we were also lucky to see most of the park's flowers in bloom. Try to include this park on your route when heading towards Battery Point. If memory serves me correctly, this park was once the city of Hobart's cemetary.

    For those of you with a passion for botany and horticuluture, St. David's Park has wonderful mature plantings of beech, birches, elms with a scented garden along Sandy Bay Road frontage. IT aslo has mass bulb plantings and a good selection of magnolias, fuchsias, rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.

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  • Directions: At the intersection of Davey Street and Salamanca
  • Website: http://www.hobartcity.com.au/

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    Parks / Gardens / National parks.: Princes Park and the Batteries
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  • A lousy picture, but a lovely park! - Hobart
    A lousy picture, but a lovely
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    When former Governor Sorell arrived in Hobart in 1817, he found the town defenseless, and ordered the construction on Battery Point of the Mulgrave Battery. Hastily built, it was described as 'a poor pitifiul mud fort', armed with old and decrepit ships' guns and with poor visibility over the Derwent.
    Governor Franklin, arriving in 1836, found the town still defenseless and after a panic in 1841 when French and American whaling ships visited Hobart (England's enemies at the time), another battery was begun. The Prince of Wales Battery, mounted with ten guns was completed behind the Mulgrave Battery also poorly sited, with limited visibility and vulnerable to enemy fire from the side.
    In 1854, with the Crimean War alert, the Albert Battery was built behind the Prince of Wales Battery. Following tradition, it too was poorly sited and poorly equipped.
    Both batteries were condemened in 1878 and dismantled. There is no record of what happened to the guns but in 1882 the Battery Reserve was handed over to the City Council as a recreation ground.
    In spite of considerable work and expense Hobart was effectively defenseless throughout this period. Ironically, the only time the port was ever of any foreign interest was before the town was founded.
    Today Princes Park is a lovely park with a great view of the water and it's sloping landscape is an excellent place to sit back and relax.

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  • Directions: At Battery Point.
  • Website: http://www.hobartcity.com.au/

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    The Lady Nelson
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  • By seamandrew on September 6, 2004
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  • The Lady Nelson (it's replica that is). - Hobart
    The Lady Nelson (it's
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    This replica ship of the original Lady Nelson allows visitors today to experience the history of this once great ship. Small and oddly shaped for it's time, it came to serve the colony of Australia quite well and it's history can be detailed thoroughly. The link I've provided with this tip details much of the journies of this ship. Take the time to read it, it is quite interesting.

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  • Phone: +613 6234 3348
  • Directions: Between the Elizabeth Street Pier and Brooke Street Pier.
  • Website: http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/ladynel/history.htm#anchor727186
  • Other Contact: nelsonlady@aol.com

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    Mountains.: Mt. Wellington
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  • Mt. Wellington as seen from the Derwent. - Hobart
    Mt. Wellington as seen from
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    This mountain, standing tall behind the city adds to the beautiful city skyline. Many enjoy the trip up to the summit of Mt. Wellington where you have spectacular views of the area around Hobart. There are observation decks up at the summit as well as an observation center where you can find shelter from the quite often harsh winds up there. In the winter, snow covers the mountain for about 2 months and the summit is off limits. I don't know when it will be, but on my next trip to Tasmania, I intend to go up to the summit!

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  • Directions: Hard to miss from anywhere in Hobart.

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    Parks / Gardens / National parks.: Parliament House Gardens
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  • Plenty of flowers adorn Parliament square. - Hobart
    Plenty of flowers adorn
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    Parliament House Gardens is in the historic Salamanca area and is framed with sweeping annual displays, oaks, elms, limes and plane trees.This little park across from the Brooke Street Pier and adjacent to the Hobart Parliamentary House is a great place to sit down, relax and watch the time pass by. With it's beautifal lawns, tall trees, plenty of shade and bountiful gardens, it's sure to please all. Who knows you may get to see some famous Hobart official or other Australian politician leaving the building. Be sure to enjoy a walk amongst the 150-year-old majestic oak trees.

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  • Directions: Between Salamanca Place and Murray Street where the Castray Esplanade begins.

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    Salamanca Markets.: Salamanca Place and Markets
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  • Cafés along Salamanca Place. - Hobart
    Cafés along Salamanca Place.
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    Salamanca Place is a row of old sandstone warehouses that are ideally situated along the waterfront. This area was once the buisness headquarters for Hobart's wealthy merchants but the whole area fell into disrepair until the late 1960's according to my guidebook. Apparently, a group of artists met to turn one of the warehouses into a working space. A revival soon followed. Today, Salamanca place is the spirtual home of Hobart's small but vital creative community and it is lined with galleries, cafés and restaurants, and of course, the ever popular Salamanca Market.

    This market is held every Saturday morning and is the biggest of it's kind in Australia. Unfortunately, Liz and I visitied Tasmania mid-week and did not get to see the Market. I'm sure it's well worth the trip though! My apologies for the poor picture.. when the market is open, the cars in this picture are long gone and road is open only to pedestrian traffic.

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  • Directions: Along the southern bank of Sullivan's Cove (the harbor) . Runs from St. David's Park down to Battery Point.
  • Website: http://www.tased.edu.au/tot/s/salamanca.html

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    Constitution Dock and Sullivans Cove
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  • Sullivan's Cove, the harbor of Hobart. - Hobart
    Sullivan's Cove, the harbor of
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    Sullivans Cove is the body of water that Hobart's harbor is situated on. It small inlet has been a vital gateway to this city for many years and continutes to be vital to the city's tourism and fishing industries, as well as it's transportation network.

    The cove helps tourism by being a port of call from some cruise ships, allowing for excellent waterfront dining and shopping, sailing adventures and transportation by sea to attractions such as Port Arthur and the Tasman peninsula. Ferries are also available to transport you over the mouth of the River Derwent and into Kangaroo Bay where the environs of Rosny Park, Montagu Bay and Rosny await the visitor or local.

    Pictured here is the Constitution Dock which is were most of the smaller vessels and yachts come to port.

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  • Directions: Look for the waterfront. It's what you'd be staring at!

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    Parks / Gardens / National parks.: Must see for Canadian's at least.
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  • A moument from Canada to Australia. - Hobart
    A moument from Canada to
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    At Princes Park, you'll find a monument that honors the memory of 92 exiles transported from Canada to Van Diemen's land in 1840. Their struggle was a significant factor in the evolution of responsible government in Canada and Australia.

    Unveiled by the Canadian High Commissioner Brian Schumacher on the 12th of December 1995 during the Centenary year of official Canada-Australia trade relations.

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  • Directions: At Princes Park at Battery Point.

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    Museums.: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
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  • By bijo69 on January 31, 2006
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  • The Tasmanian Museum is a great place to visit on a rainy day. It's hosted in Hobart's oldest building, the Commissariat Store from 1808.
    It features some interesting exhibits on the indigenous people and the convict history of Tasmania.
    You can also watch a video of the last Thylacinus Cynocephalus, the Tasmanian Tiger, who died in the Hobart Zoo in the 1930s.
    The Museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm and admission is free.

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  • Address: 40 Macquarie Street, Hobart
  • Phone: (03) 6211 4177
  • Website: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/

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    Parks / Gardens / National parks.: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
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  • Lily Pond - Hobart
    Lily Pond
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    The lovely Botanical Gardens are definitely worth a visit. Although not very large, they display a wide variety of plants and flowers. Pay special attention to the collection of native Tasmanian plants, which includes many rare species.
    There's a visitor's centre with giftshop and restaurant inside the gardens.
    The Gardens are open every day from 8am to 5pm/6.30pm and entrance is free.

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  • Address: Queen's Domain
  • Website: http://www.rtbg.tas.gov.au/index.html

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