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My top day in Hobart starts on Friday evening with live music in the courtyard at the Salamanca Arts Centre. Held weekly, it's a brilliant way to start the weekend and the ever-changing musical line-up is guaranteed to get those toes tapping. The first thing I do on Saturday mornings is grab a window seat at Jackman & McRoss in Battery Point, possibly the best bakery, patisserie and cafe in the southern hemisphere, for a long, lazy breakfast. Once breakfast is over, it's just a short stroll to Salamanca Place, where the weekly markets are held. Featuring over 300 stalls selling everything from arts and crafts and clothing to fresh local produce, it's the ideal place to indulge in a spot of retail therapy. If there's enough time (and there invariably isn't as I usually spend far too long shopping) then I like to jump in the car and head up Mt Wellington, parking at Fern Tree, about half-way up the mountain. From here, there are some lush forest walks on the mountain's lower slopes and it's a wonderful place to stretch your legs, breathe in lung-fulls of fresh air and walk off the excesses of breakfast (and/or the night before). Should time not be on my side, however, then a walk to the Queens Domain usually suffices. This large park offers some pretty views of the city as well as housing the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. There are over 6000 exotic and native plants here and I always spy new and intriguing species on any visit. Once the legs stretched, it's time to get Saturday night started: what better way to begin the festivities than with a drink at the IXL Long Bar at the Henry Jones Art Hotel? Prop up the bar, order a cocktail and watch the world go by.
Author: Katja Gaskell
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