We were up pretty early, probably due to the one hour time difference. This was the first time on this trip that we didn’t have to go outside for breakfast!
The continental breakfast was pretty standard. Tea doesn’t seem to be much of a thing here :( I ordered eggs benedict from the hot menu cause I was hungry from our ‘dinner’ last night.
We hadn’t planned much at all for Hobart, aside from booking the visit to MONA. So we browsed through the pamphlets and map from the hotel and decided to start with walking to Salamanca, an artsy area down by the waterfront. It’s sort of like the Distillery in Toronto, with lots of galleries and trendy cafes.
Next we walked over to Arthur Circus, which is a cluster of restored cottages, a very cute neighborhood.
It was about time for lunch, so we stopped in at a random café (Perch) where we had an excellent smoked salmon bagel and coffee. They take their coffee seriously here in Hobart, every corner has a cool café.
After lunch headed over to Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. We really liked the exhibition on Tasmanian Aboriginal people, and another about the Antarctic. (Oh I forgot to mention, on the Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Hobart, the pilot started with a land acknowledgment).
The museum closed at 4pm and we joined the last patrons crowding into the gift shop just before close.
Relaxed back at our hotel and then got ready for dinner. Hobart is a foodie town and I spent the last few months researching the restaurants to try out. Tonight we had booked the chef’s menu at Alœft.
The host greeted us with a disapproving how can I help you? and became much friendlier when it turned out we did in fact have a reservation.
The courses ranged from very good to amazing. The setting was also very cool, overlooking the harbour.
We tried to roll ourselves home except it was uphill. Walked a bit past our hotel, to get more of a walk after dinner. An excellent start to Tasmania :)
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