Set between the towering peak of Mount Wellington and the Derwent River, Hobart is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. A local guide joins us for a sightseeing tour of Hobart from the coach. Founded in 1804, Hobart is Australia’s second oldest capital city and everywhere we go, the past steps out to meet us. Sullivans Cove is lined with sandstone warehouses reflecting the area’s rich maritime history and Battery Point’s tiny cottages vie for space with grand mansions and Victorian terraces. One of the highlights each Saturday in Hobart is the Salamanca Markets where hundreds of stallholders set up along the elm tree lined street, drawing large crowds. With so many sellers the list of items we can find here are endless with many local crafts, jewellery, fashion and food stalls. Early afternoon we visit the Cascades Female Factory, which was a self-contained purpose-built institution intended to reform female convicts. The inmates did laundry and needlework services, offsetting some of the colony penal costs. Here we take in the performance The Proud and the Punished centring around a female petty criminal rallying against the system of punishment and redemption. The tale of tragedy and triumph is brought to life in this short dramatization, highlighting the strength of character of a woman enduring the hardships of the female factory.