Embrace the heart of the earth at the end of the world - Tasmanian Travel Chronicle

Our itinerary is to visit the ancient city of Launceston and explore the surrounding natural scenery. Launceston is the northern port city of Tasmania, about 200 km by car from The state capital Hobart, and the second largest city in Tasmania. It is located in the upper reaches of the Tamar River, at the confluence of the North and South Esk rivers. 67 km from the sea. It was settled in 1805, which is a long history in Australia. The city Hall in Launceston is as beautiful as the White House in Washington.

The old Launceston Post Office is magnificent under the blue sky and white clouds. Although it has a history of more than one hundred years, it is still bright and dazzling. It is still in normal operation and is one of the famous ancient buildings in Launceston.

The old Launceston Post Office is magnificent under the blue sky and white clouds. Although it has a history of more than one hundred years, it is still bright and dazzling. It is still in normal operation and is one of the famous ancient buildings in Launceston.

This is another church we saw in downtown Launceston, and while it's very different architecturally, it's also incredibly beautiful. In China, we all know that the most beautiful buildings in a city are often government buildings or bank buildings. In developed western countries, the most beautiful buildings are always churches, followed by universities. They prefer spiritual belief and cultural education, while we prefer money and power. I don't know which is more advanced, civilized, superior, it's just a feeling. The churches of each city will become the symbol of the spirit of the city and the name card of the city. I was impressed by the church in Launceston.

Launceston's modest streets are filled with small shops and restaurants, including many ice cream and dessert shops, as well as a handful of Chinese restaurants.

City park

Launceston is the second largest city on the island of Tarceston and has an excellent infrastructure. There are three parks in the city alone: City Park, King's Park and Royal Park. Each park is very old, tall and lush trees, broad and clean lawns, colorful flowers, and the city skillfully integrated, so it is also called "park City". Due to the limited time, we could only choose a park to visit, so we chose the city park, which can best represent the green water and environmental conditions of the city.

City Park is next to the University of Launceston, a branch of the University of Tasmania with its main campus in Hobart. It was introduced that its scenery was similar to that of the city park, but we didn't visit it due to time constraints.

Launceston Weekend Fair

In Australia, many towns and cities have weekend markets where farmers and other artisans bring their produce to sell. Set up a tent and a counter, and began to trade. Since there is no intermediate fee such as booth fee, the price is relatively cheap and popular among citizens. In Launceston, we happened upon one of these markets, and the picture below shows that the market was very prosperous and very well attended.

These user-friendly weekend markets, most of which are organized by local producers and consumer cooperatives, are highly organized and have high hygiene requirements. Immediately after the evacuation, clean up and restore the neighborhood to its original appearance. For the buyers, the prices are not only good, but also the products are unique, especially the food products, which are especially fresh, most of which are handmade. In Australia, people especially respect handmade products, believing them to be original and full of characteristics. In addition, you can also sell useless articles to the market at home, which is equivalent to the second-hand goods market in our country, but mostly small items. For those who are willing, here can often taobao, buy the price of the right beloved things.