Victoria and Tasmania, amazing states in Australia

A place to relax in the center of the city. People come having picnic an feed the thousands of screeching seagulls.

This mid-city park was once the burial site for 900 souls, although now only a few remain. The remaining gravestones give a poignant picture of life and death in the colony`s early days. The park is now the scene of festivals, concerts, weddings and celebrations.

Over and again we appreciated the behaving and discipline of the citizen of Tasmania, here in Hobarts parks. We never experienced vandalism or other destruction of public properties like in many other city parks.

Every Saturday the Salamanca Market is the place see what's hot and tasty from the food stalls, rummage through loads of treasure to find a bargain, browse the galleries to see the best of local art & craft, select fresh vegetables and pause to listen to the buskers - kids on violins, rippling harp strings, tribal drumming and the music of the southern Andes - trilling pipes, mandolins, guitar chords in a minor key - all floating out from Salamanca on the sea breeze.

We enjoyed maybe half an hours to look his show how to offer jumble sale articles. His action was like one out from a cabaret program.

Fancy idea to produce and sell trendy purses.

The Salamanca Market also is a place for street musicians from many countries, some are playing excellent.

My wife called Salama points to the Cafe and Takeaway Restaurant "Little Salama". (82a Harrington Street, Hobart)

The Aboriginal name for Mt Wellington is Unghbanyahletta (you mustn't try to memorize it) or Poorawetter. Its a mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart. It is often referred to simply as 'the Mountain' by the residents of Hobart, and it rises to 1271 m over the city.

We were lucky to have such nice weather and conditions for a fantastic panorama vista. Most other days the summit of Mt Wellington is covered in heavy clouds.

The domestic mountain always is a destination to enjoy an amazing panorama view to Hobart and its surrounding area.

A round trip of five to six hours is an unforgettable experience but we'd to be prepared for changing weather conditions. The summit is often clouded and in all seasons it can snow and then the road to the top sudden is closed to cars in bad weather.

Please forgive me "stealing" this photo from a postcard. But let me explain a bit about this animal: The last captive example died in 1936, but the Tasmanian tiger has prowled the national consciousness ever since. Some Australians believe the Tasmania Tiger (thylacine) lives, and one might be forgiven for imagining that the tiger is simply hiding out in the ancient forests of Tasmania, where rumors about the enigmatic creature swirl like smoke in its natural habitat. The thylacine was one of only two marsupials to have a pouch in both sexes (the other being the water opossum). The male thylacine had a pouch that acted as a protective sheath, covering the male's external reproductive organs while he ran through thick brush. When we were in Tasmania footprint were found in the Cradle Mountains so people are sure the Tasmanian Tiger still exist. But anyway its not a tiger and just so called due its pattern on its coat.

Please forgive me "stealing" this photo from a postcard. But let me explain a bit about this animal: Local people lovingly call it "Tasi Devil", we know it better under the name of the Tasmanian Devil. The Tasmanian devil is the largest surviving carnivorous marsupial in Australia. It has a squat and thick build, with a large head and a tail which is about half its body length. Unusually for a marsupial, its forelegs are slightly longer than its hind legs. Devils can run up to 13 km per hour for short distances. The fur is usually black, although irregular white patches on the chest and rump are common. These markings suggest that the devil is most active at dawn and dusk. These marks are thought to focus biting attacks to less important areas of the body, as fighting between devils often leads to a concentration of scars in that region. Around 16% of wild devils do not have white patches. Males are usually larger than females, having an average head and body length of 65 cm, with a 25 cm tail, and an average weight of 8 kg. Devils in western Tasmania tend to be smaller. The stocky devils have a relatively low centre of mass. Devils are fully-grown at two years of age, and few devils live longer than five years old in the wild. But in the last years this animal suffer under a big illness, the Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). Its an aggressive non-viral transmissible parasitic cancer that affects Tasmanian Devils. The first "official case" was described in 1996, in Australia. In the subsequent decade the disease ravaged Tasmania's wild devils, with estimates of decline ranging from 20% to as much as a 50% of the devil population, across over 65% of the state. Affected high-density populations suffer up to 100% mortality in 12–18 months. The disease has mainly been concentrated in Tasmania's eastern half. Visible signs of DFTD begin with lesions and lumps around the mouth. These develop into cancerous tumours that may spread from the face to the entire body. The tumours interfere with feeding, and the affected animal may starve to death. At present the population has dwindled 70% since 1996.

Some cross-country roads where not bituminized, we had to swallow the dust. We got accustom the circumstance but not my camera. Dust is an enemy for every photographer.

A small pond on the way to Miena.

A dirt road beside the National Highway A10 and A5 was leading us to dreamlike areas, far aside main sightseeing points.