things i love about melbourne #3

#3:THEY ARE A FAN OF CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATIONNNNNNN

ok. might get a little too excited there. but ye lahh.who wouldnt?? especially since i love conservation so much XD

one thing we might need to learn from australia is how they are pro- heritage conservation; which adds to creating an identity for Melborune, and Victoria as a whole. their enthusiast in preserving a part of their history is something we definitely need to admire.

1. the melbourne gaol and watch house tower

the gaol was built in the 1800s, and the watch house tower was built adjacent to it, as a temporary lock up for tahanan (i forgot what its called in English) before they were rightfully/lawfully convicted of certain charges and be brought to the gaol.

i absolutely love the watch house tour, where they treat us as orang tahanan and locked us up in one of the cells, LOL. later of course they released us and gave us a tour around the place. each cells are opened for visitors to explore. we even get to take pictures as tahanan :P

inside the watch house

Ade muke pengganas takk

at the gaol, all cells are opened, similar to the watch house, only this time, each cells tells a story of the convicts that once inhabited the cells, complete with the death mask! *I didnt take any pictures of the death mask because TAKOOOTTTTT* . in case you're wondering what a death mask is, its the face of the convicts are they were hanged. *takooottttt*. one thing i do notice is that most of the convicts were immigrants and aborigines, i think it was due to the prominent discrimination and phobia of the Victorians against them.

and there was even a volunteer at the gaol who happily shared with all visitors about the infamous tale of Ned Kelly, the australian outlaw.

the gaol. scary kannn...

the volunteer telling us the tale of Ned Kelly

2. re-use of old buildings

old victorian houses lining the streets?Check. complete with intricate designs on the grilles? Check. Old factory turned into a university?Check. while still preserving the interior of the factory? Check Check. Old Victorian Buildings and infrastructure being preserved and maintained? Check Check Check.

a common scene in Melbourne and Geelong

:)

Kuhaz's university was a wool factory in it's previous life. HAHAHA.

the interior of Deakin University. nice kannnnn

I've loads of other photos on conserved buildings. but takut nanti panjang ceghita sangat orang tak mau nak baca. I think that sums of the three things i love so much about my trip to melbourne. should there be anything else that i might have missed or would just like to add in, i will inform you the soonest i can (formal tak ayat aku. ade gaya professional takkk). poyo.