I walked in the general direction of the waterfront and was struck by the fact that no matter what direction you turn, you seem mountains off in the distance. It creates a glorious backdrop to just about any part of the city. I walked down to the Salamanca Market area on the waterfront and realized it was around lunch time and I hadn't even eaten breakfast. I decided to splurge on a nice meal at one of the nicer restaurants on the waterfront area.
I went to a restaurant and ordered the lunch special- an appetizer of artisan bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar reduction, a main of Tasmanian smoked salmon caesar salad, and a sauvignon blanc. It was soooooo good. I then walked the waterfront area. I saw starfish in the bay! I was shocked to see them there, and really wanted to jump in and get one as a souvinier. I spent some time lounging in the Parliament Park area, just basically a small grass park with some benches and trees. 
I decided I needed to seek out this place mentioned in Fodor's called Arthur Circus. It was houses being best preserved in Hobart, most dating back to the 1840s and 1850s. I walked back up the streets I had come down originally; this town has some hills that rival San Fransisco. I finally reached the Battery Point area and walked up to see Arthur Circus. There was a round-about of really cute and small cottages. There was a small park in the middle of the round-about, so I sat under a tree to take some pictures.
It was around 4 pm, so I decided to head back toward town, maybe pick up dinner for later. I was really craving ice cream or a milkshake, but I couldn't find a single shop that would sell something like that. I walked past David Park, it kind of just appeared, so I snapped some shots of the park and stopped to use the restrooms. I was struck by the number of mobile phone numbers were on the back of the door, so I took a picture, and was also careful not to touch anything in that bathroom, haha. Once I reached the main strip of Liverpool Street (which is where my hostel is), I walked bak toward the mall area because there are tons of shops and resturants that way. But nothing was open! It was around 4:30pm on Sunday, but almost every store was closed. I saw a KFC and a crappy pizza place that was open. I stopped in the pizza place and used change to pay for dinner (figuring I needed to eat a cheap dinner to make up for lunch). My feet were killing me (I'm seriously going to scope out some Dr. Scholls or something- do you think they have that in Australia? It's like my boots are trying to reform my foot), so I decide to head back. I lay down to read a while, with the intention of going downstairs for dinner to at least be semi-social. I end up falling asleep on and off for a couple of hours. I don't feel so hot when I wake up, so I eat my cardboard pizza upstairs and go into the antisocial world of the internet. It's not my fault I'm not feeling good and in a room by myself made for six people. It's a recipe for being antisocial. So I decided to turn in early tonight anyway, I have to get up tomorrow around six to catch my 7:30 tour to Huon Valley. On a different note, I just discovered, since I have officially had to charge everything I have brought with me, that I did not need the voltage adaptor I purchased. Everything I own was made in China or somewhere else, so it can take currents ranging from 100-250, which is what Australia has. It was only about 7 bucks, but weighs like 5 pounds, so I am thinking about ditching it here.
Also, for those of you following the near constant state of sickness I am always in (or if it was given a soap opera name As the Lung Turns), I took my last antibiotic today and have been feeling pretty good for about 3 days, so hopefully I am done with that stuff.
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