Sunny Day in Hobart Town

It's a sunny Saturday afternoon at Salamanca markets. The smell of frying onion hits you as soon as you enter the marketplace. Locals and tourists alike peruse stalls selling proudly Tasmanian made arts and crafts, produce and souvenirs.

I highly recommend eating a gypsy roll - lamb kebabs with a very unique strawberry chilli sauce. The long line at the stall was enough to convince me that it was worth the wait.

The most interesting thing about Salamanca markets is that it is very Green. There are stalls dedicated to preserving the forests, protecting sharks against shark-fin poaching and the Greens party stall dedicated to several environmental causes. Perhaps its not surprising that Senator Bob Brown's office is located 100 metres away in Murray St Pier.





On this day the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling ship, Steve Irwin, was docked at Mac Wharf 1 with its skull and cross-spear flag flying high.

Many local fish and chips places, like Mures and Fish Frenzy, offer a chance to soak up the afternoon sun for a late lunch or early pre-dinner bite. The beer-battered trevally at Fish Frenzy is absolutely scrumptious! Please note though that if you love a good pineapple fritter the only place that sells these is Flippers - and it is crumbed not battered. We learnt that the hard way...