Okay so while we are no longer in Melbourne we figured that we should conclude our update on all of the activities that we took part in while in Melbourne. First off on the fourth we took a day of rest after having a bit of a busy weekend with Mattea, Tim and his family. The only thing I did that day was meet up with RJ, the son of one of the teachers that I taught with in my short stint in Vibank. It's crazy how seeing someone who actually knows where Saskatchewan is can make your day.
We at some point visited an art gallery that spanned three stories and included Aborigional artwork along with some other not quite as professional artwork (or at least that is my non-educated opinion). I just can't justify hanging artwork that looks like a pile from the junkyard scattered around the floor or on a wall I guess.
We also got a chance to catch up with some of the most fun travellers that we have met to date -- the Scottish girls (who we plan to meet up with in Perth as well). Aside from meeting up with all of these people we also made it to the Queen Victoria Market, where we bought some souvenirs. However, the most exciting bargain were the strawberries and the mangoes (Amanda picked up a container of strawberries for $2 and I the thrifty shopper walked away with 20 mangoes for $5 - of which we could only eat four before feeling full -- don't worry we passed them on to the Scottish girls).
After the market we headed over to the Old Melbourne Gaol (Jail) where we got to go on several tours that landed us in the same jail house as Ned Kelly (Australia's Billy the Kid), the reenactment of his court case, and even in a padded room (more Amanda's thing I suppose). Quite and informative day if I do say so myself.
That pretty well wraps up our experience in Melbourne - very cultured, very educational, and very beautiful - one of our favorite cities to date!
We will catch you all up on our adventures in Alice Springs another day, as we have both been catching up our journals like mad this last week and are going to do our best to condence it all when our brains are functioning again. Thanks for reading!
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Always good to read your thoughts! Now when you say "more an Amanda thing" did you mean the tour or the padded walls, lol! Again pictures are great, love seeing new ones. Ryan, I have many questions for you when you phone on Tuesday. We will be home and waiting. Love ya mom
As in the padded room!
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