TEXTURES OF TASMANIA

As i said in my last post, we had a little treat planned for my birthday.

So we went to Tasmania for 4 days, last weekend.

It was quite cold and raining a lot.

I wasnt impressed, but it was ok. And i quite liked getting out of here.

Tasmania is quite redneck, the towns are small and the nature is pretty and probably nicer to travel in summer.

We spent my birthday in Launceston, its very small and it was very rainy and windy. 

The prettiest thing there is the Gorge, its worth going to, got lots of walking tracks and chair lifts and stuff. Thats where i took most of those pictures.

I only took pictures on the 1st day coz then my memory stick was full with 330 pictures and i cudnt buy a new one, no shops open on Sunday and no computer. So only one day.

I like Hobart and surroundings, very interesting historically, convicts and stuff and the day we went there it was really nice and sunny.(more about that later)

Lots of animals roaming around Tasmania, the streets and the sky. Lots of roadkill too. Sad.

Because of the weather my favourite pastime was checking out old candy stores and i scored quite some treats there.

Birthday/Deathday

My 30th birthday is going to be on Friday.

The whole last year ive kept thinking that im 30 already.

I have been in a midlife crisis since i was 16. Seriously. Thoughts like, 'Oh, but im too old to start this/do something new.' constantly go through my mind.

I had my birthday outfit already picked out 3 weeks ago.

Normally i dont have parties, i just spend the day with my boyfriend. And i got a schedule for this year already,
-cake
-more cake
-and more cake

-go for a nice walk 

-fish&chips by the pier

Pretty good ey?

If you ever get stuck with buying me a present, its really easy, pretty vintage screwback earrings will always do.

My boyfriend forgot my birthday last year. That made me really sad. But i compensated by making him my slave for 3 days after, which was kind of worth it.

I got a treat planned for us this time too, i will tell you about it later.

When i think about birthdays i also think about how life passes by, about life and death.

If i was Christian and i would believe in the paradise, id have a fucking party everytime somebody i loved died. Coz ure going to see them again, its like ure going for an awesome world roundtrip and they are just waiting for you in another country. No biggie right?!
So i reckon cemetaries are a too solemn place to celebrate such an occasion properly. They shud be full of streamers and party hats.
I also think headstones should tie in with the whole theme then, they should say things like "Well fuckin done mate, you've finally made it!" Its like an achievement.

Now im an atheist, but you can obviously believe whatever you want, except for my sister of curz(STOP IT ALREADY!).

Whenever i see or speak to the old people in my family i think, this might be the last time im going to do this. Next time they might be gone or completely senile.

Some people say, "Live every day like its your last." I think that is Bullshit. Id spend all my money, never go to work and eat probably tons of cake(and lets not forget about the crack cocain) and by the end of the day id probably end up in some sort of institution.
I think there shud be a balance, u shud appreciate the people in ur life and urself too. Do things that are fun instead of always having to achieve something or meet a schedule.

Instead of saying"Everybody is good at something or the best at something" why not say "Everybody has fun doing something it doesnt matter how good ure at it".:)

Enjoy yourselves.

(btw the pictures are from Tanunda Cemetary which is in the Barossa Valley SA, where we went over Easter see last post)

WEEKEND TRIP

Over Easter we went to Adelaide. It was very nice. Much better then i expected. But then i have lowered my expectations considerably. When it comes to travel and in general. But Adelaide was nice.

buildings near the river

We drove there. It was nice to see the country again, at least for the first 4 hours.

fountain on the river

Adelaide has a lot of food, especially around Gouger Street, where we stayed and ate out every night. Lots of Chinese restaurants but you can find other stuff too.

South Australian Museum

We went to the Adelaide Museum.

something scratching its back at the South Australian museum

And the Art Gallery. 

the Big Mother/Art Gallery of South Australia

And to the Immigration Museum too.

kids clothing in the Immigration Museum

My feet hurt SO much by the end of the day, the first night i could barely stand up to go to dinner.

Interesting statement in the Immigration Museum

On Sunday we went to the Glenelg Beach, which was pretty nice, some shade and lots of families around having picnics. Not like St.Kilda Beach in Melbourne, which is mostly infested by junkies and backpackers.

Lion welcoming you at the South Australian Museum

Then we went to the Barossa Valley, where they got vineyards and tree lined country roads and stuff. Pretty. Lots of German immigration history there too. If you are into those sort of things, its the place to go.

weird mask at the South Australian Museum(imagine wearing that, urgh)

Ah, yeah, on the way to Adelaide, we also had a stopover in Hahndorf. Its some sort of Bavarian/German looking tourist village, where you can buy shit, like fancy sausages and gift baskets and eat pretzels. Well worth it.

random Hahndorf picture

Since i decided to limit my time in Australia now, i kinda wanna see it all before i leave. Its always a question of money and time tho. Next stop is Tasmania, that shud be nice too.
                                          

another random Hahndorf picture