Jazz festival at Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania

It was 20090222.



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Take this bus from Hobart, it's around 20 minutes. After getting off the bus, it takes around 20-30 minutes walk
從霍巴特搭乘這輛公車，約二十分鐘。下車後，再走約二十到三十分鐘抵達會場

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The park is reserved for the vehicle with a tailer attached, the tailer is used for carrying yachts
這個停車場是專門給後面有小拖車的汽車停放的，小拖車是用來載遊艇的

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Kangaroo bays, Public boat launching ramp
遊艇專用的公眾斜坡

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A rich man is launching his yacht
可以讓你把遊艇放到水裡的斜坡



It's an accident to go to the Jazz festival (CLARENCE JAZZ FESTIVAL, 17 February to the 22 February 2009 ). I strolled around alone in Hobart and met Ann near the bus station coincidentally, she pointed to the festival advertisement on the newspaper and said "she wanna go to the festival". I agreed to participate it with her. I asked the bus driver if this bus is going to the Clarence, he told me he'd inform us when we get there. Around 10 minutes passed, the bus driver signaled us. What's this place after we got off the bus, it looked like an expressway, where's the festival? (The point A in the Google Map above was the place we got off) I asked the lady who got off the bus with us, !@#!@$@, fortunately it's within walk distance. On the way to the festival, we asked an elder are we in the right way. He said keep going, when you hear the music, it's right there.
會參加爵士音樂節是個偶然。一個人在霍巴特的街上閒晃，在巴士轉運站巧遇 Ann，她拿著報紙指著上面的節慶廣告說要參加這個音樂節。我很快的答應一同前往。問了司機，我們要去的 Clarence 是否會到，他說到站了會叫我們。開了約十分鐘，司機叫了。這裡不是快速道路嘛！（A點就是我們下車的地方）哪來的音樂節，跑去問了一起下車的當地人，東指西指，總之還有一段距離要走。途中經過一片綠地，再向一位老先生確認我們的方向是否正確，他說，繼續往下走，你們會聽而音樂的聲音，就是那裡了。

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Yacht competition?
帆船比賽？

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Yacht competition?
帆船比賽？

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Yacht competition?
帆船比賽？


We saw lots of people moving yachts, seemed a competition was holding. From the Google Maps above, you can see there's a pier just beside the place that was used to host the festival. A yacht club is right near the pier, I guessed the club hosted this activity.
就在快抵達音樂會的地方，看到許多人在搬動帆船，似乎有比賽的樣子。從上面的 Google Maps 空照圖，就能看到主辦地點的旁且就是一個碼頭，附近剛好就有一個帆船聚樂部。這次的活動應該是他們主辦的吧。

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This sign tells you how to get to the festival place
會場位置指示

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The festival is right here
會場標示

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It's full of people
人滿為患的會場

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Vendor
攤販

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It's full of people
人滿為患的會場


After a short walk from the yacht club, we got to the destination (A major stage in the B point on the Google Maps), the place was crowded, full of vendors and accompanied with jazz music. I felt hungry at that moment. Tables, seats and canopies are everywhere, tons of people were drinking, chatting with their friends on the seats under the canopies and enjoying the jazz. There were something to eat, fun, some vendors to sell food was essential, and the last element was people. That's why he festival is called "festival".
走沒多久，終於到了目的地（B點有一個音樂會的主要舞台），遊客人山人海搭配著爵士樂，以及排滿了顧客的攤販，我肚子餓了起來。現場放滿了小棚子和小椅子，座無虛席，大家都是一邊喝著酒和朋友聊天，一邊欣賞著背景爵士樂。節慶就是要有吃、有喝、有玩、有樂，攤販是絕對不可少的，再來就是人群，這樣才稱的上是節慶。

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The major stage in this festival
主要的表演舞台


The sun was warm, comfortable temperature, the weather today was nothing less than great. We found the seats, sat down and relaxed. Stayed there until the festival finished. The people there were enthusiastic and not afraid of dancing with their partners or children in front of the crowd.
今天的天氣很舒服，暖暖的太陽、二十多度的氣溫。我們找了位子坐下來，放鬆心情，直到音樂會結束才離開。當地人很熱情、大方的在舞台前，和老伴、小孩隨著音樂而起舞。

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People are dancing in front of the stage
舞台前跳舞的人們

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People are dancing in front of the stage
舞台前跳舞的人們

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People are dancing in front of the stage
舞台前跳舞的人們


I found most people there were elders. The only drawback to stay in Tasmania is that the weather s cold in the winter, besides that, it's really a quiet island and suitable for retired life. No over-exploitation, stay with the nature and wilds.
現場看到的居民，以老年人居多，塔斯馬尼亞除了冬天溫度非常寒冷之外，這裡還真是個適合養老的悠靜小島。沒有過度的開發，與自然、野生動物為伍。


There are lots of festivals in Australia, you can try to find some information on the newspaper or information center.
澳洲有的沒有的節慶真的不少，有事沒事翻翻地方報紙，或是到旅遊資訊中心都能找到相關資訊。


Videos


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vlVEhlwUvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OjXCq1uQ0w

Wellington Mountain in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

It was 20090211.



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Wellington Mt.


Several days ago I just met my friend who is a backbacker from Taiwan as well I knew in Perth, after sharing some information about Hobart for a while, she specially introduced her German friend that she knew in the tour. This female German has ever been to the Wellington Mountain by bus herself, and walked from the bottom of the bush track to the summit, it takes around 4 to 5 hours for return. Wellington Mountain becomes a famous scenic spot because there's a bird's eye view of the city Hobart. Considering the cost of the return bus ticket, I desisted to go there.
前幾天才在 Hobart 遇到之前在 Perth 認識的 Backpacker，聊了一陣子，她特別介紹一位她在旅行團裡認識的德國朋友。這位德國人曾自行搭巴士前往威靈頓山，抵達山腳，延著步道至上頂，來回所需的時間印象中她是說要四、五個小時左右。威靈頓山會成為重要的景點，是因為能夠從一千多公尺的高度鳥瞰 Hobart 市區。 不過想到要花不少錢坐公車來回，我就打消去那的念頭。而且後天就要租車和新伙伴一同上路旅遊，保留些體力，有自己的車，到哪玩都很方便。

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The track on the way to the summit
路途中的步道

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The track on the way to the summit
路途中的步道

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The bird's eye view of Hobart city
Hobart 市區鳥瞰圖

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The bird's eye view of Hobart city
Hobart 市區鳥瞰圖


There is also a bush track reaching the summit from the foot, it's just like the most scenic spots having track in common. We rented a 7-seat RV, it's natural to drive directly to the top of the mountain. Because in the following 9 days, we had to circle the Tasmania, the schedule was tight and not easy at all.
和眾多澳洲風景區一樣，威靈頓山也有灌木叢步道從山腳到達山頂。只不過我們租了七人座休旅車，很自然的就直接往上山開。接下來可是要環塔斯馬尼亞，行程一點都不輕鬆。


On the way to the sumit, we met many cyclists going down, I guessed there was an activity held by the bike club. I was worried about their safety. The lane for going downhill is just on the side of cliff, the road is not wide, I was afraid they suddenly got scared, had an emergency brake and then lost control of their bikes when seeing our car in the curve. It was lucky my worry was superfluous, we encouraged some cyclists passing by. Joe even yelled at them : 「Go Go Go, You will make it」.
上山的途中遇到超多腳踏車下山，我猜是有車隊活動吧。我還挺擔心他們的安危。下山的路剛好是在山崖那一側，路也不是很寬，真怕他們在轉彎時突然看到車被嚇到，緊急煞車而失去控制。所幸我的擔心是多餘的，也幫不少路過的車手加油打氣，喬大姐還特別對著他們喊：「Go Go Go, You will make it」。

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The cyclists going downhill
下山中的車手

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The cyclists going downhill
下山中的車手

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It began to rain when we got to the summit. We, five people didn't feel chilly in the car, the temperature indicator showed the degree outside the car was 4. We feared for the car slipping in the rain so just stayed to chat in the car and had a rest, waited for the weather to become better to go downhill. Besides our car, there was another 4-seat RV driving by some Koreans, I didn't pay much attention to them.
到了山頂，突然下起雨來。我們在車內五個人，並未感受到任何涼意，車上的溫度計顯示目前車外的溫度為四度。因為擔心天雨路滑，我們在車上聊天、休息，等待天氣轉好再下山。當時除了我們的車子外，還有另一台韓國人開的四人座轎車，我並沒有特別去注意他們。


The following occurrence made us happy for a while. There were three female foreigners, looked into our car. I opened the window, found their clothes were wettd by the rain and kept shivering with cold. What I though at the first time was to help them. Just as expected they asked us if we could drive them to the city, I invited them to come into the car quickly. They were really fortunate, the 7-seat RV we hired has three row of seats totally, the two rows in the back can contain 6 people except the driver and vice-driver. At that time, there were only 3 people in the back of the car, we left our baggages in the backpackers because this was a short distane trip. Otherwise, there was no space for them.
接下來發生的事，讓我們高興了好一陣子。有三個外國女生，朝我們車內看了幾眼。我打開了車窗，發現她們的衣服都被雨淋溼，因為寒冷不停的發抖。第一個想法就是她們需要幫忙。她們果然開了口，問是否方便載她們下山，我請她們快點上車。她們真的很幸運，我們租的七人休旅車共有三排座位，除了正、副駕駛，後兩排其實能夠容納六個人。當時，車後只坐了三個人，我們的行李因為今天只是短距離的郊遊都還放著背包客棧，不然哪來的空間載她們啊。

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The summit of wellington mountain that was the place we met the three Australian girls
威靈頓山的最高點，也是我們遇到三個澳洲女生的地方

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The summit of wellington mountain that was the place we met the three Australian girls
威靈頓山的最高點，也是我們遇到三個澳洲女生的地方

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The summit of wellington mountain that was the place we met the three Australian girls
威靈頓山的最高點，也是我們遇到三個澳洲女生的地方


On the road, they felt excitd and chatte, because they were lucky to meet us, I thought. I had to drive and they were far away from me in the third row, I didn't talk to them much. But didn't forget to introduce Taiwan, I told them that we're all from Taiwan, please spread some good words of Taiwan.
一路上，她們三個都很抗奮的聊著，我想是覺得很幸運能遇到我們。我還要繼續開車著，也不方便東問西問，再加上她們坐在第三排，離我有一段距離。不過我倒是沒忘記推銷台灣，我跟她們說：「我們都是台灣來的，請多替台灣說些好話」。


Actually they spent two to three hours walking on the bush track from the foot to the summit, the temperature droppd abruptly because of the rain that we never expected. If they didn't meet us, I really doubted whether they would get hypothermia. The mobile phone got no signal over there, I wasn't sure if they can dial out by the emergency call. They are Australians from Melbourne, look young. Though the wather of Melbourne in winter is pretty cold, no one can bear to stay in 4 degree raining day with short clothes. Another point that made them excitd was, my partners lived in the same backpackers as them, the same destination, they even didn't spend time on explaining where the way was.
原來她們是從山下花了兩、三個小時走灌木叢步道上山，沒想到下起了雨，氣溫驟降。如果沒遇到我們，我真的懷疑他們會不會失溫。在那裡手機根本就沒訊號，緊急電話能不能用我也不確定。她們是從墨爾本來的澳洲人，看起來都蠻年輕的。雖然墨爾本的冬天也是出了名的冷，不過穿著短袖在雨天、四度低溫中，大概沒人能夠承受吧。另外一點讓她們興奮的是，我的伙伴們和她們住同一個背包客棧，目的地相同，她們也不用花時間解釋該往哪走。

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The 7-seat RV we rentet whose brand is Toyata
我們租的 Toyata 七人座休旅車


On the way to the foot, I heared the sound of vomiting in the back, I slowed down the car and though of someone having carsick. One of them told me to keep driving, it may cause by the chill. When reaching the City central backpacker, they thanked or us and asked us if we needed money. The cost of petrol is not much, and we were in the same direction. We don't help people for money, so refused to take money from them. It's very happy to help people, especially they are Australian, such a special experience. The only pity is that we didn't take a picture of us for remembrance.
下山的途中，後方聽到了嘔吐聲，我放慢了車子的速度，想說是不是暈車。她們其中一個人回我說，可能是受到風寒不舒服，可以繼續開。到達了 City central backpacker，她們表示謝意，還問我們需不需要錢。油錢嘛，又沒多少，而且又順路。我們幫助人也不是為了錢，當下就拒絕了她們。能夠幫助人是很快樂的，這次幫的人還是澳洲人，真的是蠻特別的體驗。唯一可惜的是沒能和她們合照留下紀念。