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More Boats, Markets and MONA

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February 9th 2013
It has been a full day. This morning, in wild wind, we caught the bus to the city where we walked once more to the Boat Show and nearby Salamanca Markets. The markets are very big, we walked up and down, up and down. I did buy some leather belts and that’s about all. I also caught up with friend Jill,who is in Hobart on a tour. When we’d had our fill of the markets, we went back towards the B ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart

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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