Day 8: Hobart
I woke up on Saturday morning, letting out a huge sigh of relief; no more climbing! It was more of a sightseeing day with new food to taste and stuff to buy. So incredibly excited. Hobart on Saturday morning was a sight to behold, with its streets littered with a shower of crisp dry leaves.
We did a lazy stroll near Salamanca, and chanced upon a sweet shop, whose owner seemed so withdrawn from the outside world; he looked like someone who's been cooped up in his little shop making candy. His homemade ginger chocolate and orange marmalade chocolate are out of this world, albeit a little pricey. But we wouldn't skip Jackman & McRoss, a bakery-cafe at Battery Point which was voted by Lonely Planet as the cafe with the BEST cafe experience in Hobart. If you haven't been here when you were in Hobart, WHERE WERE YOU?!
The place was teeming with people early in the morning, and we had to wait 1o minutes before the friendly waiter can to take our order. I had a quiche that had goat's cheese and dried tomatoes. The other couple gave the thumbs-up to the cafe's smoked salmon with scrambled eggs danish. The patissiers and baristas there create pieces of art, not just breakfast and lunch menu items. One look at the tantalizing pastries and a waft of caffeine would chase the morning blues away in an instant.
Then it's off to Salamanca market!
The streets of Salamanca, flooded with people.
It's a pity we could not afford to spend more time at Salamanca market; I could do with a few more souvenirs and some local strawberries (going at AUD7 a kilo!). Too bad it lasted for only half a day; the streets had been swept spotless by sundown.
Jack and I had wanted to buy his CD, but our tight budget disallowed us to do so. Anyway, just to give a great musician support, please visit his website www.cary.com.au and purchase his guitar instumental CDs!
We drank ourselves crazy at Cascade Brewery. Haha. I loved Cascade's vibrant history, its strong family-oriented business and, needless to say, its beer. :)
Beer taps
After rendering myself unfit to drive, we headed for Richmond with someone sober at the wheel. The boys had so much fun annoying the geese and duck population at Richmond Bridge. *slaps forehead*
Lunch at Ma Foosies, a cosy fine-dining cafe in Richmond. Our salmon-gorging at Cradle Mountain has left me queasy whenever I thought about salmon, but my smoked salmon panini served up by the friendly staff at Ma Foosies turned my appetite around. You can't go wrong by serving Julie dried tomatoes and cheese. The salmon wasn't fishy, and the panini was toasted just right. The right way to eat panini would be to take a small portion of everything in one mouthful and taste a burst of flavors in your mouth. The prawn frits are also highly recommended.
We also dropped by the former Richmond Gaol, which used to house prisoners in the past. Pretty eerie, if I might say.
We headed to Seven Mile Beach to chill and take in some much-needed seabreeze, while I selected some shells that have been washed up ashore as a keepsake.
Not to forget walking and driving around Hobart for close to an hour before settling at Metz for dinner. The food and service were nowhere near impressive, despite the hefty prices and the nicely decorated setting. A little unsettling, especially the service. Should have just ate at the small italian diner opposite Cosco.
Day 9: Hobart - Singapore
Before we bade goodbye to Tazzie, we just had to visit one last place: Jackman & McRoss.
Finally got my tastebuds on the hot chocolate which received rave reviews the previous day by the other couple. They weren't lying. The foam cap was nicely showered with a generous amount of cocoa powder, and the warm chocolate was uber comforting. We had the bacon, tomato and cheese tart, and the apple and cinnamon crumble, which weren't bad at all. We took an en route to Sorell to try our luck with the fruit farm, but decided to give it a miss for the Sorell Sunday market. It was like a massive garage sale! They even have homemade rabbit pie on sale.
Then it was back to Hobart Airport for our flight to Melbourne. The rest is history.
Touching back down in Singapore was... surreal. We just returned to the land of the heat.
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