7/25/11

7/25/11

We have met some wonderful people here. Jim has a colleague at the VCA (Victoria College of the Arts) named Brian who has a daughter Rhyana’s age. His wife is Austrian but has become somewhat of an expert on interesting tours of Melbourne. She took us around the lanes of the CBD today and showed us some sights that are not always mentioned in the guide books.

This is a picture of a historic lead shot factory that a mall has been built around. Because of its historic significance the city wanted to preserve the factory so the shopping mall built a huge dome around the chimney where the molten lead was poured down into the molds where the shot was formed as it fell through.

This is a clock in the mall that performs this display every hour. The bottom slides out and two little golden boys and some parrots of Melbourne sing “Waltzing Matilda”

The state library has been preserved in its original 19^th century style with green globed reading lamps and lift up wooden reading carols. This is the domed ceiling and grand arches inside the library.