Grindelwald Launceston

... nach mir am flughafen in Launceston ankam. Danach ging's per mietauto in richtung nordwesten. Unser erster halt war in grindelwald, einer kleinen 'schweizer enklave' auf tasmanien. Ehrlich gesagt schaut es nicht wirklich aus wie bei uns zuhause und ist ...

... so nothing could go wrong, but it still was good fun and we enjoyed our little ride. Finally we went to the town of Grindelwald to finish our trip before returning to the airport. This town reminds of a typical town in Switzerland with the many houses in ...

... see some other tourist sites while we were out and about.  The 'slice of eidelweiss' Swiss Village Grindelwald Shopping in Launceston city Beautiful English style gardens at City Park Japanese Macaques at City Park Evandale historical town, ...

... , Tony and I) visited Seahorse World, Platypus World and other places in between (see photos).  We spent two days in Launceston and then moved to Hobart for two days before having one last day back in Launceston.  We all agreed that Launceston ...

... the challenge of wildlife on the road. There were heaps of wallabies and possums about!!However we made it safely to Grindelwald, 15kms outside of Launceston. Where there we were booked into a hotel room there. It actually turned out to be a lovely little ...

... get to Launceston and to drive on of the nicest parts on the Tasmanian roads (St. Helens, Scottdale, Launceston). The visit of the "Swiss Village" in Grindelwald didn't cause any attention about my swiss motorbike so I went on to Devonport. It was getting ...

... popped into the Visitor Centre afterwards and the very friendly ranger gave us lots of info. He also told us to visit the Grindelwald Suisse Village down the road, so we did. The main feature was a golf course and a shopping/restaurant area replicating a ...

... suchten - was jedoch Ewigkeiten dauerte und wir schliesslich (so gegen 23:00 Uhr) nach etlichen Extrakilometern etwas im nahegelegenen Grindelwald fanden. Wie die Reise in Tasmanien weiterging koennt ihr im naechsten Beitrag lesen! Bis dahin, euer Jan ...

... via the Pub in the Paddock to see a fat beer drinking pig (mmm) and the 'cheese factory' (disappointing) and Swiss Grindelwald villiage (tacky), up to Beauty Point then back down to Hobart via a pretty little town called Ross. We had our last ...