Gusts of wind from the South Pole to penetrate three shirts and a jacket that I wore. Physical product this thin chills when setting foot into the stairs off the plane at Hobart Airport, Tasmania. In fact, the air temperature was 9 degrees Celsius mebuat teeth chattering. I rubbed a hand to ward off the cold. I dare not imagine how about a bath later.
Relatively short drive 9.5 hours from Jakarta to Hobart, with Boeing-owned Qantas after transit in Sydney and Melbourne makes me not be so quick to adapt to the cold climate in Hobart.
However, there are also delicious cold climate, so the trip was not too tired. More eyes sparkled when it comes shuttle that will take me to the hotel in the heart of Hobart.
An hour's drive from the airport to the hotel overlooks a beautiful and comfortable, passes through the Bellerive elite area on the right there is the Derwent River, passing Tasman Bridge, 2 km-long bridge that divides the city into two parts Hobart west and east.
Although splitting the heart, I do not find a bustle as we imagine as the capital. In fact, Hobart impressed deserted. Hobart resident was Cuma 181 830 people.
When the night, my body increasingly unable to berkrompomi with cold air. Despite entering the spring but still uidara temperatures ranging from 3 to 5 degrees Celsius at night.
Two regular blanket, the blanket super thick and an electric blanket or electric blanket that is placed under the mattress is not also dampen the chill of the night air. It was still plus heating or heater. "Gilaaa ... chill," I commented to a fellow traveler. My friend even commented, "Well, if gini prayer subuhnya half jihad, here."
It is true that there are few obstacles in implementing the obligation of five times, yes cold. Morning prayers at around 5:30, 14:00 noon, 17:00 Asr, Maghrib and Isha 20:45 21.30. Try to imagine, if at eight o'clock in the evening everyone was saying, "Good evening, Mate." And this time the sun was still bright.
The next morning, I immediately rushed to travel to a mountain peak 1,270 meters above sea level altitude ,: Mount Wellington. You do not think we would walk there. It took an hour vehicles on the road that has been creeping up to the top of Mount Wellington.
Wellinton always snowcapped mountain, except summer. From the top of this mountain, we can see the city of Hobart and playing snowballs.
A plume of snow-compacted and then thrown into the body of a friend and grain yield were scattered in the white jacket was his friend, not angry, he was laughing and throwing snowballs back into my body.
"We're really having a fun, mate, How'd you reckon?" I asked a friend. "Yeah, we are. But it is a freshing," he said. Indeed, the cold should not be asked again. But it was also lo time we take off the jacket there is a friend who took our picture. Anyway, we will not forget the experience joking with snow.
The next day, we organized a guided city tour by a guide Caucasians. Fun is also around the city of Hobart which is the second oldest city in Australia since the island of Tasmania was discovered by a Dutchman named Abel Tasman in 1642.
In this city there are many well-preserved ancient buildings, even still used as government buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, offices, etc. These buildings include the Town Hall, City Hall, sederatan building in Arthurs Circus, Battery Point, the old port of Victoria Dock, etc.
Everything blends nicely between old buildings and modern. Meeting modern architecture and a long form Hobart City face becomes fantastic.
Face of a beautiful and comfortable city more complete with professional tourism management.
So the island of Tasmania becomes one of the attractive tourist destination in Australia. Tasmania local governments promote the island with The Holiday Isle. This island is ready to tour, because it is clean, pollution-free, well-maintained, discipline, etc.
We also took to the park are scattered in the city of Hobart, such as the Royal Botanical Garden, Franklin Square, St. David's Park, Abel Tasman Memorial, and Salamanca Place. Terkhir park was a place on the Hobart waterfront that holds a charm from the start restaurants, crafts, music concerts in the park up to the open market every Saturday. In fact, can be used to ngecengin Caucasians, Caucasians who are pro-weekend.
Then unforgettable when walking across the Elizabeth Mall, located in the heart of Hobart. As befits a mall that provides a wide range of facilities, from restaurants, cafeterias open, supermarket, bank and this place is ideal for ngecengin high school kids who were waiting for the bus.
Elizabeth Mall is also good for lunch while lunch break. Benches breaks available around the mall. Anyway eager to unwind.
Another experience that is hard to forget the time we visited Bonorrong Park Wildlife Center, a zoo in west Hobart.
There we can find different types of animals unique to Tasmania, only exist in this area. Kangaroo-tame kangaroos can we approach even stroked. There is also a smaller kangaroo called a wallaby and in Tasmania is famous for kenneth wallaby.
Koala who likes to sleep and eat. This beast known for shyness if there are people who see it. In addition, known as the animals for 16 hours of sleep, 6 hours of eating and 2 hours playing with his friends. Basic handyman eat wear embarrassed anymore when I meet people.
And the famous and not in other places is a Tasmanian devil or demon Tasmania. So called, because the temper is always angry in any atmosphere and was always fighting with his friends a good time to eat, sleep, etc.
He is a meat-eating animals using their powerful jaws, so they can eat the bones as well.
Also can be seen a wide variety of birds, ducks, etc., as well as the largest bird in the world and the most expensive is the EMU. This bird is about 2 meters high and has a high selling price. The eggs can only be sold at a price of 700 Australian dollars, or about one million rupiah.
At night do not miss to enjoy the atmosphere of Hobart. One common place visited was Wrest Point Hotel Casino. Is the first legalized gambling center by the Australian government. Indeed, we do not gamble there, just to look at what is actually present in the casino. Many game machines and other forms of gambling games are available there.
A friend from Australia who said to me, "Look at the people coming into the casino, they look cheerful. But check it out to the people coming out, they look cranky." I proved himself the words of Australia's friend. Each new person entering into the casino seemed excited but the home face many are "bent".
Socio-economic life of people in Hobart also quite high with the availability of various facilities in their homes such as cars, telephones, video, microwave, etc.
Even a strange thing when they mature but do not have a car. Because the price is relatively cheap car even in one house there can be 3 to 4 cars for their children.
But the children were bought with his own money. How, during the summer holidays for three months they work in different places and has enough money to buy a car.
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