A getaway in Tasmania

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Hotel Grand Chancellor we stayed in in Hobart!

A nice surprise was delivered by the receptionist the moment when we checked in: Our room was upgraded to Superior Harbour view twin room due to fewer bookings in the off-season! What a beautiful kick-off to a delightful journey in east coast of Tasmania!

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Floral art in the hall!

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Hobart Harbour in sunset!

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These creatures always add more attractions to the oceanic view!

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yping88 发表于 3-2-2015 22:42
Hotel Grand Chancellor we stayed in in Hobart!

A nice surprise was delivered by the receptionist ...

I'm on your trip. So we now come out of the bush to the civilized facilities.
You were so lucky to get your room upgraded by a surprise.
I got the message of travelling in the off-peak time! Thank you

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yearshappy 发表于 4-2-2015 10:52
I'm on your trip. So we now come out of the bush to the civilized facilities.
You were so luck ...

How is the weather panning out for you now? Hope all is well with you!

I am way behind on my journey diary now out of numerous excuses, I am now trying to catch it up!

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This is gonna be the theme of street snapshots in our Hobart tour!

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Sculptures in waterfront of the harbour!

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These lovely creatures sure know how to hang onto the position in the center of the tourist attraction and constantly invite the fondness from visitors!

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Have never had enough the thrilling sceneries in which the blue sky and clouds make up the backdrop and never will!

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Some buildings came to my attention in our first stroll in Hobart!

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9/11/14---Tour around the Penitentiary Chapel & Criminal Court, which has been listed as historical site of national significance!

This compound was built in 1827-1828 for both convicts' confinements and the free settlers's worship place, while the ever-increasing numbers of convicts over-crowded Hobart's convict accommodation and the free citizens crowed the existing Anglican church.

A colonial architect John Lee Archer was appointed to this building's design by then Lt-Governor Arthur. Archer designed this compound building with 36 solitary confinement cells underneath a penitentiary. There was a clock tower of Georgian style situating on top of the penitentiary, to which a separate entrance for the free settlers was built.

This construction has been, to this day, acknowledged as one of the finest colonial architectures in Australia!  

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The registration books for the convicts and records of their execution date on display!

Looks a bit creepy, doesn't it?

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Model building what this compound accommodation should be looking like!

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大姐，还在游塔斯马啊～～
time to go home~~

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愚夫 发表于 10-2-2015 16:03
大姐，还在游塔斯马啊～～
time to go home~~

I am still reliving this lovely trip now and jot it down, so I can have some wonderful memories to track back to when I grow old!

Sorry, I have been way, way behind my original schedule!

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The two courtrooms with associated offices, judge chambers and jury boxes came into effective function in 1859 on this site and kept its various use until 1983!

It seemed that jury system came in effect since forever in Australia on an ideal ground that trial by jury enables the ordinary public to decide a suspect's guilt or innocence and is an important safeguard against the judges' power who are appointed by the government over the suspects' lives!

Parole system commences in 1976 in Tasmania after the authorities found that the criminal conducts had not dropped as expected while the death sentences and long term imprisonment were in place.

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Penitentiary Chapel that had been used for funerals, weddings and baptisms in its mission!

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yping88 发表于 10-2-2015 14:15
The registration books for the convicts and records of their execution date on display!

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fantastic! I know that Tasmania is the perfect place to learn about Australian's early history. yping has got the experience in first-hand. You wouldn't skip over this chapter of Tasmania as i expected.

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Story untold officially about this lady's miserable marriage: She married to an alcoholic husband and stayed in it for 10 odd years, and their relationship had been described toxic and abusive. 6 years before Margaret murdered her abusive husband, she was pulled out of Derwent river unconscious post a suicidal attempt due to the unbearable domestic violence committed against her by her forever drunk husband.

Eventually, one afternoon, she killed him during another of his drunken rampage. Margaret was found twice by a patrol constable sitting out in front of their house and showed incoherent accounts of her doing when questioned by the constable. Under the suspicion, the constable entered their house and discovered her husband's lifeless body!

What a family tragedy that still carries on everywhere in the world!

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yearshappy 发表于 10-2-2015 17:09
fantastic! I know that Tasmania is the perfect place to learn about Australian's early histor ...

You are absolutely right about Tasmania, yearshappy! I wouldn't miss this chapter for the world, I actually feel like that I have known Australia's past a little bit better now after this trip!

Later on in my post, I am gonna talk about once again the convict history while I take you all through Port Arthur's historic attraction!

Thank you for sticking around!

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Some convicts and their committed crimes, as you could read that some of the crimes weren't as grievous as the current ones for bearing the same gravity in the modern system!

I wonder what an innocent age the Great Britain could have been in those years!

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Ned Kelly, does this name ring the bell to you, folks?

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Please pay attention to the arrows in the bricks: That's how Great Britain claimed anything out of British origin!

What a sneaky way to leave a permanent mark on something that declare its glory and pride!

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After nearly 200 years, this building still stays in a reasonably sound condition!

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The clock tower has been standing strong and proud for more than 150 years!

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The way the cross was made gave away the original background of the designer---This guy was initially from either Scotland or Ireland!

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Knowledge credit is to this dedicated and passionate tour guide!

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yping88 发表于 10-2-2015 17:22
You are absolutely right about Tasmania, yearshappy! I wouldn't miss this chapter for the world, ...

It's my pleasure to 'go' on your trip and I see it as a privilege, so a bunch of thanks to you for the contribution you've made to the web and readers.
That's very true when a trip like this, every effort would deepen our understanding of Australia in various aspect, particularly by knowing the pivotal events.