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Day 7 Salamanca Markets and Hobart

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October 16th 2010
Today we had a relaxing day. When we woke up we were excited to see that there was snow on the top of Mt Wellington! Steve and I walked down to the Salamanca Markets and had a lovely wander around all the market stalls. We then met up with our friend's daughter, Bianca and had a coffee and catch up with her which was lovely. Steve and I then took a walk up through Battery Point and back to t ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more