Mercure Earlington Launceston
3 Earl Street Launceston, Tasmania, 7250 , Australia
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From Tanzania to Tasmania
One of the many "must see" places on our Australia list was Tasmania so we planned a weekend jaunt to the island off the south coast of Australia.
We decided to fly into Launceston on the north end of the island and then drive south, visiting the east coast on the way, to Hobart and fly out.
We arrived late on Friday evening, …
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Snow! reaching the most southern point by car!
... of Mt Nelson Wireless Lookout and Café. It was a really nice walk but had far too many steps for my liking but we all made it to the top. There were some lovely flowers along the way and I got very hot climbing up to the top and sweated lots and lots. Once we reached the top though it started to rain. There were some good views from up there of Hobart Town and the mouth of the River at Derwent. The signal house was neat; it showed the different types of flags used for signalling and ...
Gorge-ous
... toilets, changing rooms, a cafe, and a chairlift sat overlooking the entire affair. It was only a friday, but the place was swarming with school kids. Or rather, I imagine, kids who should have been in school. Signs posted everywhere warned of the contamination in the water hole, and having forgotten my trunks, I instead let off some steam with a bit of rock scrambling. We made our way over to the suspension bridge, where many photos were taken. ...
Hello, person I've never met before - High Five!!
... old house was my phone alarm, which had decided to conspire against me by making itself barely audible so that I would miss the first day. When I finally found the strength to get out of bed I realised that it was far too early to get up. So, back to sleep, I thought.
I thought.
Somehow, despite feeling like I'd been shot with a tranquiliser that could bring down a rhino, I couldn't sleep at all. I may have been drifting in and out, but who knows. The house ...
Like so many horror movies rolled into one...
... such delights as The Overlook Hotel from The Shining, the titular orphanage from The Orphanage, and the sorority house from the 1974 version of Black Christmas. To top it off, the accommodation offers a lovely choice of carpets: Vomorrhoea (thanks to Hannah Reid for the name) - a lovely combination of brown on sickly yellow, or a contrasting Diarrhomit - for those who like a bit more brown than yellow in their hideous carpets.
But still, ...



