A model village in Richmond, Tasmania

@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
March 21, 2018 1:32am CST
In about six weeks we will be leaving with our caravan and heading east. We’ll visit our son in Melbourne then put the car and caravan on the ferry and head for Tasmania for three weeks. We’ve been to Tasmania once before and really enjoyed touring the island in a hire car. Tasmania is very scenic and reminds me of England or Ireland as it has cooler, wetter climate than where we presently live. One of the places we’ll be returning to is the Georgian town of Richmond where there is an historical model village of the capital, Hobart. It shows the town as it was in 1820 and covers an area the size of two tennis courts. There are over 60 model buildings, 500+ figures and over 100 native myrtle bonsai trees. The photo is from our last visit. I wonder if it has changed much.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
21 Mar 18
We have something similar 15 km from here, it is called Swiss Miniature. The park shows the reproduction of 120 Swiss famous buildings, the lakes, the Matterhorn mountain and many characters and plants. It's a nice place to visit in summer.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
21 Mar 18
@JudyEv This Swiss park is very nice, clean (of course ), well maintained and on the shores of the lake Lugano.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
@LadyDuck We played the Switzerland version of Ticket to Ride tonight and Lugano is one of the places on the map.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
It does look a lovely place. We also visited a 'mini Paris' somewhere in France. It was a bit run-down but still interesting to see.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
22 Mar 18
It is a lovely place in a small size Hope you enjoy your trip
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 18
It would be nice to create a 'small' town like this. Thanks for the good wishes. We are hoping to leave about the middle of May.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 18
@nela13 We have done quite a lot of travelling which we couldn't have afforded without taking our bed and food along with us. I know caravanning doesn't suit everyone.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
23 Mar 18
@JudyEv I always wanted to have a caravan but my husband don't like it.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
21 Mar 18
That is so neat. I would love to walk through those grounds and see how everything used to look on a miniature scale. Two tennis courts is a lot of area it covers. What a cool place to visit!
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
22 Mar 18
@JudyEv I’d love to see a video of the progression as it was created. I wonder how many men and women it took to make this.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 18
It must have taken a lot of work to establish.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153530)
• India
22 Mar 18
One needs to have a master plan for any city to develop sensibly. But that is not what is happening here in India. Every nook and corner is used to put up high rise buildings. Where I live I have to thank those three roads that skirt our property.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153530)
• India
22 Mar 18
@JudyEv There are neighbours across those 3 roads. Yes. I have one neighbour where the compound wall separates us.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 18
Does that mean you have no neighbours or neighbours on only one side?
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Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
22 Mar 18
I love Tasmania!.. We have been to Richmond and it was lovely!!.. took us back to the early 19th century .. I had the best lemon merengue pie in one of the cafés over there ..
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Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
22 Mar 18
@JudyEv ..unfortunately I don't remember which café .. but here's a photo of it .. so if you see meringue pie served like this, that's the one.. lol.. i will never forget how good it was ..
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 18
@epiffanie Oh, just look at that! I'll keep my eyes open for it. If I find it, I'll have two - one for you and one for me - and I'll take a photo!
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 18
Do you remember the name of the cafe? If you don't I'll just have to have lemon meringue pie in all of them.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Mar 18
I have never been to Tasmania but my parents have.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
Did they enjoy it and was it long ago?
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Mar 18
@JudyEv It was back in the 90s. They liked it.
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)
• China
21 Mar 18
It will be interesting for you to revisit a tourist attraction.The historical model village is a vivid historical textbook and gives visitors a good picture of life over there in 1820.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 18
It's interesting to see how much the city has changed and grown over the years.
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yugocean
@yugocean (9963)
• India
21 Mar 18
This is similar to England really; it might have changed and perhaps with more area under it.
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yugocean
@yugocean (9963)
• India
21 Mar 18
@JudyEv Such homes mean residents are wealthy, these are Manson.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
It is greener than most of Australia and always looks freshly washed.
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Shadi
@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
21 Mar 18
That’s a place I would definitely like to visit. We have a Mini Europe park but it was closed last time I planned visiting
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Shadi
@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
22 Mar 18
@JudyEv it is about half an hour drive. Maybe if they reopen in April I will get to go there with my wife and my daughter
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 18
Is the Mini Europe park nearby? Will it be easy for you to go again one day?
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rakski
@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
It looks like a nice town.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
It's a model or miniature town. Can you see the tourists in the mid-distance?
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14785)
• Ireland
21 Mar 18
@judyev You always seem to be off somewhere!! It’s good not to let the grass grow under your feet. Enjoy Taz.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
We should have started treading on the grass a bit sooner but I'm sure it's all part of some pre-ordained plan.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Mar 18
It looks very interesting. I hope you have a wonderful trip.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
Thanks. It is quite a way off yet.
Icydoll
@Icydoll (36713)
• India
21 Mar 18
It'l looking like a beautiful village... enjoy Tasmania
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
Thanks. I feel sure we'll have a lovely time.
Lynn Fowler
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
21 Mar 18
Tassie is the only state I have never visited. Hope to get there one day. If you have a spare day while you are in Melbourne, perhaps I could get the train through and we could catch up for coffee?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 18
That's a lovely idea. Thanks. We'll have a week in Melbourne (two weekends with our son) so I'll keep you posted. We'll be looking to park our caravan relatively close to public transport although we will have our car this time.
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