Last but not least, we have arrived in Hobart. We actually managed to time this part of the trip well as we were in town for the famous Salamanca market. It was sadly a disappointment and not full of the locally-sourced yumminess we had hoped for, but rather locally made ‘crafts’ - a word which we now associate with locally made tat and generally useless items. However the main reason we were here was to visit MONA. The Museum of Old and New Art is the largest privately funded art museum in Australia and presents the collection of Tasmanian millionaire David Walsh. It is an eccentric and eclectic collection comprised of antiquities, and modern and contemporary art. It is quite literally an art bunker and is one of the most gargantuan art spaces I have ever encountered. There are no windows within the three floors dug deep into the cliffs, and as you wind your way up through the labyrinth of rooms and staircases to the surface, the atmosphere is intentionally oppressive and ominous. But it is an outstanding and impressive collection, and the greatest of vanity projects. It lived up to our high expectations and more! Our last evening in gorgeous Tassie was spent at Franklins, a resto famed for its locally-sourced experimental menu. It more than pushed us over our daily spend but it was worth it. Followed by a walk through the historic part of town with a view over the harbour at sunset.
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