Hobart, Tasmania

Orphan baby Joey eyeing Tiny Kona's long flowing hair...

Such a quaint little place. It reminded me of places I went in England.

This guy sells yummy chocolates and we also got some meat pies for lunch. And don't forget the

Timtams. (look it up)

could these flowers be any prettier?

(Out of order, as per usual...) The view as we floated away from Hobart.

Namesake of Battery Point. A story of sailors and protecting the land, blah, blah, blah...
A cool sailboat in the harbor. I wish I could have booked a weekend tour on this ship- how fun would that be?!

Loving the old buildings and their detail.

Looking up one of the streets in Battery Point

Lots of English looking gardens with old buildings restored and made into bed and breakfasts.





What do YOU think when someone mentions Tasmania? Maybe a remote island off the coast of Australia? How about a desolate place where a few rough people and a lot of tasmanian devils live. Maybe you even thought it was kind of deserty or lacked our modern conveniences.

Well kids, let me tell you about Hobart, Tasmania. This port was such a pleasant surprise, I serioulsy can't even phathom my previous notion of this Island state of Australia. First of all, the Aussies call it 'Tassie' (pronounced tazzy-and they call Brisbane, Brissy (brizzy), Christmas is called 'Chrissy' - these guys like their nicknames). Anyway, I digress...

So we dock in the harbor and head out to explore the city. We take a shuttle from the ship, basically just around the corner, to the 'iSite', where there are people selling tours and giving tourist and general information.There was a gal there holding a four month old orphaned joey, in a pouch on her chest. He was so cute!

We signed up for a double-decker bus tour, which took us around to sights throughout the city. I took a picture, but not sure what happened to it. It was fun sitting on the top, however, picture taking wasn't that easy...

We hopped off at an area called 'Battery Point'. It was SO quaint and charming and BRITISH! The British influence is very strong here. I enjoyed the shops, buildings, parks, houses and gardens. Hopefully the photos give you a feel of this charming city - not what I expected at all!

TINY KONA'S TRUISM of the Day... Tasmanian Devils have given the island of Tasmania a bad rap