And so it goes . . .

So I've been pretty busy lately. This girl has tons to do — I have less than a week and a half left in this area. Last Thursday I went to Melbourne for the first time. It was pretty sweet — that's why I've been two more times since then. I think I might try to go at least one more time. There's just so much to do and see.

I went to the Royal Botanical Gardens today, which I was told was #6 in the world . . . that could be out of 7 for all I know. Before I actually went into the gardens I stumbled across a ceremony. Today, Nov. 11th, is Australia's Remembrance Day. I would compare it to Veteran's Day. There were a ton of people — it was pretty good to watch. Then I spent most of the morning at the Gardens, which was then followed by a prison, Old Melbourne Gaol. That was a bit creepy. They started out with pretending to arrest us. Then they lined us up and put us in a cell, shut the door and turned off the lights . . . creepy. Then we were free to roam around the old cells. There were a bunch of stories about the prisoners along with their death masks, which apparently were made after the prisoner was hung — their head was chopped off and then a mold was made from their face. It was a bit unsettling.

Here are a few photos from today. I'll have to catch up with some of the other days.