Interesting day today, 13 hours on a bus, minimal air conditioning, no tv, radio playing Rhianna. Surprisingly good fun though. Yesterday, I arrived in Melbourne early, pratically fell off the bus, so tired, had my now traditional 3 hour power nap before facing the outside world. Had no clue what to look at in Melbourne so wandered round clutching my guide looking lost. Ended up in jail. The old Melbourne Gaol, final resting place of Ned Kelly amongst many others. Have to confess, I went because Billy Connolly went on his world tour and it was the only thing I'd heard of down here. Weird sort of place to open to tourists. The slightly sick element of reading up on everyone's crimes, then seeing the place they all died. They even made death masks for everyone.
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