Today we started at Old Melbourne Gaol after breakfast. Old Melbourne Gaol is a prison operating from 1845 until 1924. It has three levels. Second level was for those prisoners who demonstrated that they could keep the prisons rules. Cells on third level housed trusted prisoners and those nearing release.
At Police Watch House we were arrested and during the booking procedure we were treated as criminals, lined up, allowed only saying: ”Yes Sergeant” or ”No Sergeant” and put in a cell. I was arrested for public nuisances. No further comments, but I am sure it was a coincidence.
In the Court we witness a scripted courtroom drama about the trail of Ned Kelly, a famous bushranger. There was 10 scripted roles possible for the visitors to choose from. Those who not got a scripted role became part of the gallery.
Then we headed for Australian Open 2012. We planed to take the free tourist tram line 35. Having waited for approximately 15 minutes a tram driver stopped, got out and asked us if we were waiting for the tourist tram. Maybe it was the hat. Maybe it was the camera hanging around the neck that gave us away but I admitted we were tourists. He then told us that due to national holiday the route was changed. And he then offered us a ride to the nearest stop to the stadium.
That is Australia in a nutshell.
Sitting at Rod Laver Arena seeing tennis is a big experience. The atmosphere is fantastic. Seeing it on TV is not the same, you have to be here and experience it your self.
We saw Clejsters - Azerenka and Sharapova - Kvitova.
We walked back to our hotel nearby and cached Federer-Nadal on TV.
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