{"id":477,"date":"2018-01-08T17:19:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T06:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/?p=477"},"modified":"2018-01-08T17:19:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T06:19:07","slug":"hello-launceston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/?p=477","title":{"rendered":"Hello Launceston!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spent the first day of summer at Launceston, Tasmania\u2014a quick getaway for mum&#8217;s birthday. Unfortunately, we were welcomed by rain and gloomy weather. The first place we visited was James Boag Brewery. It is an Australian brewery established in Tasmania around the 1880s. We did beer-tasting\u00a0and had their pizza. The place was nice and had a vintage feel to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022474.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-489\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-489 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022474-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022474-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022474-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022474-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_480\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012348.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-480\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-480\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012348-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"I loved their beers and malt!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012348-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012348-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012348-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>I loved their beers and malt!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-483\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-483 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They also had a free museum upstairs which included the history of James Boag beer, photographs, beer cans and cool equipment like this:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_565\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012379.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-565\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-565\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012379-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"This is called a Meteorphonium\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012379-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012379-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012379-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This instrument is called Meteorphonium. It was designed by Nick Ryan for James Boag. It transforms meteorological and environmental readings into a musical symphony<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012378.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-487\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-487 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012378-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012378-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012378-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012378-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We then went to Seaport to\u00a0have early dinner. Their seafood were fresh and delicious. We had this beautiful view all to ourselves\u2014<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012428.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-491 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012428-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012428-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012428-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC012428-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_570\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012413-e1515293935174.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-570\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012413-e1515293935174-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Just had to pose for this view! My brother is seriously the best photographer\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012413-e1515293935174-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012413-e1515293935174-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Just had to pose for this view! My brother is seriously the best photographer<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_568\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012415.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-568\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-568\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012415-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"This is the place where we had fish and chips.I forgot the name of the shop\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012415-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012415-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC012415-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This is the place where we had fish and chips. I forgot the name of the shop<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This trip wouldn&#8217;t have been complete without a visit to the nature parks they have. We were taken away by this beautiful reserve, Cataract Gorge. It was around a 20-minute drive from the Launceston city centre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_501\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022581.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-501\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-501\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-501\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022581-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The amazing Alexandra suspension bridge from the chairlift\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022581-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022581-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022581-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The amazing Alexandra suspension bridge from the chairlift<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_493\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022492.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-493\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022492-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"How cool is that! There's even a pool area in the middle of the forest\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022492-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022492-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022492-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>How cool is that! There&#8217;s even a pool area in the middle of the forest<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_494\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022536.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-494\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-494\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022536-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Serene and breath taking\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022536-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022536-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022536-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Serene and<\/em> <em>breath taking<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_495\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022539.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-495\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-495\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022539-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\" I have fear of heights. It took me a couple of minutes before I was able to cross the bridge\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022539-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022539-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022539-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>I have a fear of heights. It took me a couple of minutes before I was able to cross the bridge<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_569\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC022579.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-569\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC022579-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"I wasn't scared at all when we were at the chairlift. Apparently it's the world's longest chairlift span\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC022579-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC022579-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PC022579-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>I wasn&#8217;t scared at all when we were at the chairlift. <\/em>Apparently<em> it&#8217;s the world&#8217;s longest chairlift span<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022583.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-499\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022570.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-497 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022570-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Love the majestic colours of the peacock feathers\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022570-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022570-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC022570-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the river views, suspension bridges, flocking peackocks and array of walks, truly Cataract gorge-ous!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spent the first day of summer at Launceston, Tasmania\u2014a quick getaway for mum&#8217;s birthday. Unfortunately, we were welcomed by rain and gloomy weather. The first place we visited was James Boag Brewery. It is an Australian brewery established in Tasmania&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/?p=477\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,8],"tags":[22,24,13,23,25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=477"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":578,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477\/revisions\/578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasingmistydreams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}