The final few days in Melbourne before catching a late night flight back home. A trip to ACMI for the Dennis Hopper exhibition and the Immigration Museum mix with a fun New Year.
A couple of days out in Victoria. Visiting the old Melbourne Gaol again and heading off on the train to Ballarat to visit the gold mine museum of Sovereign Hill.
Enter 1850s Victoria and discover just how gold changed the colony and made Victoria the place to be in the Sovereign Hill Gold Mine and Museum.
Step back in time and walk the road to the gallows in a 19th century prison. See where Ned Kelly was hanged. Old Melbourne Gaol is a piece of Melbourne’s history.
Back to Melbourne and back in the MCG for a day’s cricket between Australia and Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG
Last day in Perth and the flight back to Melbourne to enjoy some cricket at the MCG.
A day out at the Western Australian Museum, Art Gallery and Old Perth Gaol.
A few days in Perth with a trip to AQWA, the WA Museum and some general meandering around the city (with the help of the CAT buses).
Wandering around Perth and enjoying the architecture, the statues and the shopping. Perth at Christmas is a good place to be.
A cruise down the Swan River takes us to Fremantle, port town and home of the Fremantle Dockers. The sites of the town are enjoyed with the tram tours and some excellent fish and chips.