That's the real death mask of Ned Kelly. It was the reason I went there. He died there and of course he's a legend in Victoria. If you don't know who Ned Kelly is, you ought to read up on him. If you're Irish, you'll really find reasons to love him. And if you're not it's just a good old story of an outlaw becoming a hero, even in death.
Okay, so I have a slightly unhealthy obsession and took several photos of his mask. I'll bore you with only one.
The gallows where Ned Kelly was hung and where they continued to hang people until I believe 1975, give or take a year. Pretty eerie. The place was cold, clammy and felt like death. But...that's where Ned died...so in my own special way, I had to make the pilgrimage to it.
Next stop was Captain Cook's cottage. It was actually built in England, by his father and Cook never actually lived in it--they built it after he joined the Navy. But it's cool just the same. First of all, it was dismantled by England, shipped to Australia and then reassembled according to plans. They numbered each stone. How crazy is that? So technically, the British just dumped their historical treasures on Australia, but I rather enjoy it.
The cottage is located in Fitzroy gardens and I really liked it there. We continued on our walk because we saw a sign for a model tudor village and we thought going inside more period homes would be great. But...this is what we found instead....
ACTUAL model homes, about a foot high. While it was funny, we should have taken the sign literally....
After it got dark, we decided to enjoy the many city malls in Melbourne. This cone and building is in the centre of one. We waited there before going to see Pirates 3. Where, in the movie, we were ASSIGNED SEATS. Yeah, like going to a play, apparently they follow similar rules for the movies. How strange is that? Well, after that it was time to call it a night. Our next leg was about to begin...
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