on an impulse? insane? about a month ago, i decided to sign up myself for a solo getaway to tasmania ... YES all by myself! probably not an ideal consideration for most, but well for me i am feeling quite adventurous and i was also getting frustrated of aligning holidays with friends given my unpredictable project schedule. and so yup here i am, now in tassy on my blue blue holiday (*^_^*)
from years ago, i have always been wanting to visit tasmania ... and today i am finally doing it *yippee* the qantas flight was timely, attendants were friendly and i arrived early at melbourne for my transit. my biggest fear during the flight was a relapse of my illness (it's still a constant fear now haha) and a weak body unable to enjoy the trip truly. well luckily for me, the sick bug simply evaporated the minute i landed! i touched down around 8+ in melbourne, the morning is bright and cool. and what a busy airport, check out the early hustle bustle, there's certainly a lot of pple traveling.
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| melbourne domestic terminal |
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| coffee @ hudson |
what's comes along is a long anxious wait for my transit by jetstar, i managed to kill some time getting data card, having my caffeine dose @hudson, but still it took ages arghhhh ... ok finally the time to check in, and what a queue! it's no wonder they recommended 60mins check in before flight (-_-!) on a positive note, the queue is moving relatively fast and i managed to board my plane timely by 11am. its only after checking in then i realised that i should have done it earlier, there were retails in the domestic terminal (T_T) ... so dun make the same mistake as me hor anyway it's too early for shopping haha
half of my time on the domestic flight, i am dozing off, bearing in mind i have not gotten much good sleep previously and there's a 3 hour time difference. and just when we are about to start landing on Hobart, i managed to wake up! words can't describe the beautiful terrain of tasmania from atop, the coastlines are so pretty and clear ... wat a fine weather day! TADA! i made it, i m here! i have landed in hobart, the second oldest city in australia (to pronounce hobart correctly, just read "good meat" in hokkien hahaha)
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| hobart international airport |
hobart airport is quite small, the baggage claims area was stuffed with loads of passengers, mostly tourists like me. there's a very cute patrol dog sniffing out for passengers with "weird" luggage (if you know wat i meant). hmmm so where do i get my tickets for airport shuttle to town? i was walking from one end of the airport to another searching for ticket counter and oh well it turns out that i just have to approach the driver and he will scribble your destination on a slip of paper hahaha and hand it to you. yup that's your ticket ... well who cares as long as the system works yeah? *wink*
the drive to city takes less than an hour and here my adventures begin. check out my stay - central cafe ... don't be deceived by its humble outlook, it has served me well during my stay - excellent location, good breakfast (although the "sotong" me only get to try it on check-out day *sob sob*), pleasant staff. only one complaint - very restricted shower area ... or have i grown fatter (-_-!) nooooooo ...
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| central cafe @ hobart |
will share more on my adventures and some of my fondest memories in the next few entries (^.^). gotta be patient ya, slower writer at work hahaha
