Spent the first day of summer at Launceston, Tasmania—a quick getaway for mum’s birthday. Unfortunately, we were welcomed by rain and gloomy weather. The first place we visited was James Boag Brewery. It is an Australian brewery established in Tasmania around the 1880s. We did beer-tasting and had their pizza. The place was nice and had a vintage feel to it.
I loved their beers and malt!
They also had a free museum upstairs which included the history of James Boag beer, photographs, beer cans and cool equipment like this:
This instrument is called Meteorphonium. It was designed by Nick Ryan for James Boag. It transforms meteorological and environmental readings into a musical symphony
We then went to Seaport to have early dinner. Their seafood were fresh and delicious. We had this beautiful view all to ourselves—
Just had to pose for this view! My brother is seriously the best photographer
This is the place where we had fish and chips. I forgot the name of the shop
This trip wouldn’t have been complete without a visit to the nature parks they have. We were taken away by this beautiful reserve, Cataract Gorge. It was around a 20-minute drive from the Launceston city centre.
The amazing Alexandra suspension bridge from the chairlift
How cool is that! There’s even a pool area in the middle of the forest
Serene and breath taking
I have a fear of heights. It took me a couple of minutes before I was able to cross the bridge
I wasn’t scared at all when we were at the chairlift. Apparently it’s the world’s longest chairlift span
From the river views, suspension bridges, flocking peackocks and array of walks, truly Cataract gorge-ous!
