Old Melbourne Gaol

Today was the last day of the school holidays

I had the day off

so off we went to Melbourne

after the blood pressure monitor was taken off

and then a blood test.

where the nurse informed me

I have hard to find veins -

yes they were in hiding from the needle

and I'm a slow bleeder..

she joked she could have made a coffee

by time I filled 3 vials...

We went as Seb has been wanting

 to go see the

Old Melbourne Gaol for  while.

so after morning tea at Laurent ..think I have

made a mistake of taking the kids to my

favourite fab 4 haunt ..lol

we headed to the Gaol..

It felt really eerie and cold inside...

this is the mens holding cell

where they kept them before

being charged, up to 10

men could be in 1 cell at a time..

think that toilet has seen better days...

the padded cell and door....

the padded floor has now been replaced

with boards, still not a nice feeling

to be in there..

the ladies outdoor area,

they had 2 cells and spent

their outdoor time in here..

there was no roof to protect them from the

weather.

now the mug shoots..

hopefully these will be the only ones ever taken..lol

and now we can see how how tall they both are..Seb's not that far off Mad

and no way was I standing there as Mad is already slightly

yes only slightly taller than me..

After that off to the Vic market,

then to Victoria harbour

at docklands..then  home