Wolfgang's photos with the keyword: Hobart

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

The city of Hobart counts 210,000 inhabitants, most of them living out the city center along the coast. Housing isn't as expensive as in the major European towns.

In the 1950s with the development of the Eastern shore, it was decided to build a larger bridge; the old Hobart Bridge faced increasing difficulty in managing the larger volumes of traffic that came with development, and constantly raising the lift span for shipping was disruptive. Construction commenced in May 1960 and the bridge was first opened to traffic (2 lanes only) on 18 August 1964. The bridge was completed with all four lanes operational on 23 December 1964.

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.

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

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

Fancy idea to produce and sell trendy purses.

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.

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.

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.

The KODAK house is a landmark in Hobart and a destination for many visitors to visit this building inside and outside.

The photo was captured during early morning hours. At normal business hours this place is very busy.

The harbor often is a destination for attractions and the starting point for many excursions to the nearby islands.

Famous for its yachting community and wharf, Hobart is the finish line of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race which starts in Sydney.