Spent the morning in jail. No Jeff didn’t get arrested for drunken behaviour on leaving the comedy club, we spent the morning visiting The Old Melbourne Gaol, Victoria’s oldest prison, where 135 executions took place including the infamous Ned Kelly. The building was opened in 1913 and whilst many of those executed were sentenced for crimes such as murder; many of the other inmates received harsh sentences for milder crimes such as theft, drunken behaviour or even being homeless. The cells were tiny and oppressive and each had a story to tell about the inmates over the years, a fascinating yet depressing history. Hard to believe that this hell hole closed as recently as 1994 and only because of overcrowding. We also experienced the Police Watch House where you get arrested, charged and locked up in a holding cell – not your average day’s sightseeing.
The afternoon we visited Queen Victoria’s market – which is many large undercover areas with 100s of market stalls selling everything. There is a main area for fruit, veg, meat, fish, cheese, wines etc then another area for clothes, shoes, leather belts/bags/jackets, and loads of stalls selling Japanese and Korean tat – I wonder who buys that stuff?
As the markets were not far from the Italian quarter we went back for an early dinner. The restaurants were offering drinks incentive to encourage diners in; the further we walked the better the offer got – starting with one complimentary drink each we ended up at one that was offering a complimentary bottle of wine. On the way back to the hotel Jeff spotted Laura Robson and congratulated her on her recent excellent performance & managed to not use the term “New balls please!” once.
Love & city hugs...
jeff & janet
Sighted her or stalked her ?
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