Port Arthur in Tasmania

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The large building in the foreground is the Penitentiary

右前方的大型建築就是監獄

Port Arthur is located on the Tasman peninsula, around 100km south east of the capital Hobart in Tasmania. On the way to Port Arthur, you'll pass through an isthmus called "Eaglehawk neck" which is the only road connecting Tasman peninsula and the mainland of Tasmania with 30m width.

亞瑟港位於塔斯曼半島上，在塔斯馬尼亞的首府霍巴特東南方約一百公里。在前往亞瑟港的路上會經過一個叫做 "Eaglehawk neck" 的地峽，它亦是塔斯曼半島連結塔斯馬尼亞本島的唯一道路，寬度僅三十公尺。

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The buildings of Port Arthur are in front of us, moved downhill toward them
走下丘陵前方就是亞瑟港的建築物

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The model of Port Arthur
亞瑟港模型

This place is surrounded by water, and rumor has it that the waters is shark-infested. In addition to the two advantages just mentioned, "Eaglehawk neck" is the only connection to the mainland, Port Arthur is a nice place to be a prison. The administration of the prison deployed some soldiers with dogs to guard this narrow tunnel which was thought to be the only path to escape.

亞瑟港所在的半島，周圍環海，傳言說周圍海域有許多鯊魚出沒，再加上 "Eaglehawk neck" 地峽是通往本島的唯一路徑，這裡非常適合當作監獄，獄方在此地部屬了帶狗的軍人看守。

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Port Arthur
亞瑟港

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This wall would collapse if the authority hadn't used a pole to support it
這面牆如果當地的單位沒有用一根杆子做支撐，它應該早就倒了

In the 19th century, this penitentiary prisoned the hardest of convicted criminals from British. The way they treated the prisoners was not only physical punishment but also psychological punishment. The criminals were hooded and prohibited from speaking.

在十九世紀時，這裡監禁來自英國的重刑罪犯。他們對待犯人的方式不單只是身體上的折磨，還包括了心理的層面。頭部使用頭巾罩住，犯人還被禁止說話。

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It should be a church? Here is quiet secluded, and hard to associate it with the ancient inhuman prison
這應該是教堂吧？這裡非常的清靜，很難將它和古代不仁道的監獄做聯想

In 1804, the population of criminals reached to 1,100, the administration leveraged this man power to operate their manufactories - such as ship building, shoe making, timber and brick making.

一八四○年，犯人多達一千一百人，獄方也借由這些人力，來運作監獄裡的各種工廠，如造船、製鞋、木材、磚頭製造等。

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Port Arthur
亞瑟港

In 1877, the last convict were taken to the other place, Port Arthur was put into auction. After that,   residents settled here one after another. Some old building were gutted because of the fires. The reputation of this old prison didn't decline due to the fires, on the contrary, many visitors came here from it.

一八七七年，監獄裡的最後一位犯人被帶往它處，這裡也跟著被拍賣。陸陸續續有居民來此定居。由於祝融的關係，有許多老舊的建築遭受損毀。舊監獄的盛名並沒有因為損毀而沒落，相反的，有許多的觀光客來此地參觀。

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Broken prison
殘破的監獄

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Inside the prison
監獄內部

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Inside the prison
監獄內部

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Inside the prison
監獄內部

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Guard tower
守衛塔

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Guard tower
守衛塔

On 28 April, 1996, a young person living in Hobart armed himself with  firearm and lots of ammunition. He drove to Port Arthur, strafed and murdered 35 residents. He was therefore sentenced to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole. There were lots of debates on the private ownership of firearms in Australia after this massacre. You didn't have to pay for visiting this place before that, and seems that the policy was changed due to this horrible event.

一九九六年四月二十八日，一位住在霍巴特的年輕人帶著槍枝以及大量的彈藥，開車來到亞瑟港。在此處四處瘋狂的掃射當地居民，多達三十五人遭受殺害。他也因此被判終身監禁並不得假釋。這場大屠殺也引起澳洲關於私人擁有槍枝的爭論。原本進去參觀是不需收費的，似乎是因為這件事情發生之後，遊客都要購買門票才能進入。

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Port Arthur
亞瑟港

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亞瑟港

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亞瑟港

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亞瑟港

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A flock of sheep raised in Port Arthur
亞瑟港裡養的棉羊

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A flock of sheep raised in Port Arthur
亞瑟港裡養的棉羊

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The little girl was attracted by the sheep
妹妹也被棉羊吸引過來了

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Map of Port Arthur
亞瑟港地圖

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Separate prison
隔離監獄

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

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Inside the separate prison
隔離監獄內部

Reference:

Official website of Port Arthur

Port Arthur in Wiki (English)

Port Arthur in Wiki (Chinese)

遊澳洲／塔斯馬尼亞／死牢拚觀光　與鬼接觸行程夯 (記者王以瑾)

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