Day 9-January 26

 We decided to sleep in today since our flight to Melbourne was only at 11:20, we then went to the airport and started our 3 hour flight to Melbourne. Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. At the city's center is the modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, and restaurants by the Yarra River. We wanted to do some site seeing but we were on a strict schedule so we quickly stopped at cafe Vue, a nice little coffee shop with pastries such as macaroons and tarts. it was very good food but the staff needed some work.

We then headed to The docklands because there was a huge party happening for the celebration of Australia day (Holiday/Celebration) which is the official national day of Australia, celebrated annually on January the 26. It marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the first fleet of British ships at port Jackson. These celebrations are supposed to reflect the diverse society and landscape of the nation. We saw a bunch of people in strange costumes,I also got some compliments for my wicked haircut I got from Sydney the food and concessions we got from the stands were pretty good, near the end we got to see this spectacular fireworks show that was just dazzling.


After that we went to the Old Melbourne Gaol (History). Old Melbourne Gaol is a museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings. It was first constructed starting in 1839, and during its operation as a prison between 1842 and 1929, it held and executed some of Australia's most notorious criminals, including bushranger Ned Kelly and serial killer Frederick Bailey Deeming. In total, 133 people were executed by hanging. Though it was used briefly during World War II, it formally ceased operating as a prison in 1924; with parts of the gaol being incorporated into the RMIT University, and the rest becoming a museum. We took the "ghosts? What's ghosts?" From 8:30 to 9:30 where we got to be shown around the prison and told spooky stories about the horrible and mysterious things that happened there, Chris seemed pretty interested in the haunted stories but most of us just found it weird and creepy. 


After that we went to our hotel called the Hotel Carmont Guesthouse and got to catch some z's thankfully our rooms came with WiFi just in case we got bored.