2/18/15 Launceston

We decided on a quiet day today so after a lovely breakfast at the B and B (Kurrajong House - see photo), we walked down the hill into town.  We stopped at the post office, which was housed in a lovely old building sporting a clock tower (pic).  We poked into a wood and antique jewelry and found a funny Aussie bling bikini (pic).  I hope this is meant to go over a cloth bikini, but maybe not?  We walked along the river and over a bridge to visit the Queen Victoria Museum.  We spent most of our time in the natural science and history section.  I have included a pic of an Alfa Romeo for Dan and a Tasmanian tiger for Nathaniel (they have been extinct since the 1930's).  We waked back into town and had lunch at a bakery.  We did a little window shopping and then decided to walk back up the hill to cool off before dinner.  We walked through City Park and enjoyed the antics of some Japanese Macaques.  I have included a pic of a mother and baby.  Right next door to Kurrajong House is a sports center.  The last pic is of some folks lawn bowling, which seems very popular with the senior set.  They also have croquet and tennis courts that we could

see.  We will walk down hill again later to have dinner at the Jailhouse Grill, which was reccommended by our Aussie guide in an email.  We will be taking a taxi back as walking up the hill once per day is quite enough!  We will fly to Melbourne tomorrow and join up with our tour.