Day 653 - Perth, Australia

Day 653 - 23rd March 2007 +9:00 GMT

Jill and I drove down and picked Martin up and then we drove to fremantle, which is an area just south of Perth. We parked at the prison and decided to do a guided tour.

Fremantle Prison

The prison was open from 1855 - 1991.

Fremantle Prison

Our tour guide took us through the procedures of checking in new prisoners and then we walked through the kitchens and the the jail cells. They had the cells in sections so you could see how the cells changed each decade.

Prison Cell From 1860's

Main Cell Block

Martin In An Empty Cell

We then went out to the recreation area where the prisoners would be between 8am and 3pm every day.

Fremantle Prison

We were then taken into the execution chamber and told the stories of the people who were hanged here.

The Execution Chamber

We also got to visit the onsite church and then teh administraion area's. The tour was very good and lasted 75 minutes. When we finished at the prison we visited Fremantle Market, where they had lots fo stalls selling everything you can imagine.

Fremantle

We had some food here and then walked down to the roundhouse which is the oldest public building in Fremantle built in 1830.

The Old Roundhouse

The Roundhouse

From here you get views over the harbour and the city. We stopped for a coffee and then made our way back into Perth city. We all went back to the casino and spend several hours playing blackjack and craps etc. I won over $500 and left about midnight.