Got myself up at a timely hour today to cross a few more sights off my list. First stop, Hyde Park Barracks Museum. This is a museum dedicated to Australia's convict history. It was built in 1818 as lodging for male criminals shipped over from England (who basically built Sydney), then later as an immigration depot for female immigrants seeking work in Oz (mostly Irish), then as a female asylum. There are displays and artifacts depicting what life was like for the convicts who lived here. Funniest fact- for punishment bad convicts were made to walk around in funny looking costumes for a day. Needless to say, you wouldn't want to end up living here...
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| There were recorded voices here of what a typical night at the barracks would sound like- crazy men crying out strange things in their sleep. |
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| Bunks where the convicts would sleep |
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| My favorite part- dress up clothes! Unlike other historic places (ahem Fort Ed) you are welcome to try on the clothes. This outfit belonged to Phoebe. |
Next I wandered over to Darling Harbor. Here are a few sights on the way.
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| Sydney Sky Tower |
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| St Mary's Cathedral, where the Christmas light projections take place |
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| Hyde Park (yes, everything in Sydney is named after something in London) |
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| ANZAC War Memorial |
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| You can't tell in the picture, but the roof is covered in gold stars to represent all fallen soldier in WWI |
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| Town Hall |
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| Queen Victoria Building (QVB) |
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Darling Harbor is Sydney's second most famous harbor. It's basically an entertainment complex filled with shopping, museums (Madame Tussards etc), nightclubs, and of course a casino. They even have a Margaritaville! (Which I don't think most of Sydney knows). It gives some different city scapes of the city and also has it's own sort of famous pedestrian bridge, Pyrmont Bridge. Currently there is a Santa Claus Festival going on.
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