Day 29. Such is Life
With the overnight temperatures being nice and cool we all got a decent night sleep and the morning things just went well, brekky done, washing down, it all just kind of worked.
We haven't really planned much for Melbourne, so we are just playing it by ear. First stop the DFO to purchase much needed back to school shoes for the small ones.I tell you what, if kids feet go by the same mantra like dogs and grow into them, then my kids are going to be like 7 foot tall!!
Dollars spent and bored boys; we headed back into town to visit the Melbourne Gaol.
We have never been here but have heard good things about it and we were not disappointed.
Firstly, we were all locked up in the watch house, role play of course, and shown around the old Remand Centre which was in operation well into the mid 90s.
From there on, we headed out into the main old Melbourne Gaol. WOW what a site, we had completely forgotten that this was where the infamous Ned Kelly was hung.
There is only one main wing of the old gaol remaining, with the remainder being demolished over years to make way for newer developments for Melbourne University. Slightly sad seeing just how important the gaol is in Melbourne and indeeds Australia's History.
The museum houses many exhibits and interesting stories about prisoners housed there;Some of the stories really do make you wonder just how bad things must have been back in those days.
We took it all in with the kids having a blast wandering around and pretending to be Ned Kelly himself.
We finished up in time to get back to site before the after work rush hit, and headed home to chill out, swim (yes even in 20 deg C kids will swim) and of course watch the mighty Hurricanes make it into the 20/20 big bash finals!
Tomorrow, probably science works and a visit to some family friends before the final pack up the following day.
We haven't really planned much for Melbourne, so we are just playing it by ear. First stop the DFO to purchase much needed back to school shoes for the small ones.I tell you what, if kids feet go by the same mantra like dogs and grow into them, then my kids are going to be like 7 foot tall!!
Dollars spent and bored boys; we headed back into town to visit the Melbourne Gaol.
We have never been here but have heard good things about it and we were not disappointed.
Firstly, we were all locked up in the watch house, role play of course, and shown around the old Remand Centre which was in operation well into the mid 90s.
From there on, we headed out into the main old Melbourne Gaol. WOW what a site, we had completely forgotten that this was where the infamous Ned Kelly was hung.
There is only one main wing of the old gaol remaining, with the remainder being demolished over years to make way for newer developments for Melbourne University. Slightly sad seeing just how important the gaol is in Melbourne and indeeds Australia's History.
The museum houses many exhibits and interesting stories about prisoners housed there;Some of the stories really do make you wonder just how bad things must have been back in those days.
We took it all in with the kids having a blast wandering around and pretending to be Ned Kelly himself.
We finished up in time to get back to site before the after work rush hit, and headed home to chill out, swim (yes even in 20 deg C kids will swim) and of course watch the mighty Hurricanes make it into the 20/20 big bash finals!
Tomorrow, probably science works and a visit to some family friends before the final pack up the following day.
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