Today I take my time to tell you my funny day in Launceston.
Yesterday, the 22nd of December Simmo gave me a lift from Wollongong to the Sydney domestic airport. I took the plane on 10 o'clock to Launceston.
As soon as I arrived I realised that there are no buses from the airport to the city center... So I saw other backpackers being disoriented and I went to them and suggested that we could share a taxi. It was an Italian girl, a Chilean guy and a Argentinian girl. The Italian girl talked continously to the taxi driver, which was why the taxi driver decided to show us around. I was not listening so I was confused because I saw we were heading to a more rural place. I thought I don't ask, because if I am not where I want to be I just leave them and call another taxi...
However, we stopped first at a national park (I'm sorry I have no clue about the name) but it was so beautiful. We were standing on a viewpoint where we could see a vale with a river and at the end of the river (right among us) there was a lake. A big grass field and lots of people. It lookes so beautiful I can tell you. We went back to the car (the taxi driver was always with us, he told us things about Tasmania) and headed in another direction. We went to another beautiful valley (not as beautiful as the last one) with a smaller river. We had a lot of funny talks with eachother and I learned that these guys are all working in Manly for many many years. Than he took us to the city center.
I arrived in the Arthouse Hostel (which I can highly recommend, because its very nostalgic and family-like) at about 4 o'clock. I thought "ok, I want to talk to some more people!" and sat in the living room. There was a guy sitting with his guitar with very long blond hair. We started talking...
He's local and his name is Jesse, lives in Devonport ever since and is now in Launceston because his band practises here. He studied theatre in Launceston and he was such a funny guy I was laughing all day with him.
Anyway, he went "I'll show you around, I have nothing to do anyway..." so I grabbed my wallet and my phone and we went to a museum around the corner. I was so happy, mainly because I always instantly talk to locals and they're the best, secondly because he was sooo friendly and sooo cute. On the way there he told me that he tries to do music and art for a living. He really has what it takes I can tell you, I heard him playing the piano, the guitar and singing that day and he's awesome at it!
I was wondering why he didn't want to continue acting for a living. He told me he was sick of all these theatre-bitches who think they are actresses and than he imitated them. I was laughing so hard!
Sooo good. We had a lot of fun in the museum and than we headed to the city center. We ate some nachos there and after that we walked around some more. When we went back to the hostel we sat outside to some other people.
There was a Swiss guy called Sam (the first Swiss guy I met while travelling!), a German guy Didi and a guy from north America Zeb. We talked for a while when suddenly Didi's girlfriend Bianca and Zeb's travelling partner Macy joined us. Seriously, we were talking the whole night. At a point Jesse left us because he had an appointment with his band, but he rejoined us at approximately 11 pm again. Zeb and Didi went to buy some more beers and Sam & Bianca went buying pizza. Yummie. Jesse noticed a note on the reception saying "Phillip H..., here are the keys of your room, you are in room ... ". It was the same room as Jesse. So we started to wonder where Philipp comes from. Macy guessed he's from the UK while Jesse was certain about that he's Canadian. We found out the next morning, he is from Northern Ireland. So Macy was right! But that was the topic of the night, where comes Philipp from? So funny.
I went to bed at 3 o'clock in the morning but woke up at 8 o'clock, because my dormmate made such a noise while packing. Why can't you pack the night before you leave?
Whatever. After I stood up I went to the common kitchen and talked to Macy, Jesse and Zeb again. Sadly they all left this morning. But of course we changed contact details.
I'm having a great time guys!
But I found out that I'm pretty fu**ed up without a car here in Tasmania and for two days everything stands still. Every. single. shop. has. closed. No buses, absolutely nothing is going on. So thats why I decided to cancel my flight on the 2nd of January and changed it to the 24th of December to Melbourne! I'll spend Christmas and New Years Eve in Melbourn guuuuys. And I have to say I'm pretty happy that I did this.
