Old Melbourne Gaol(Old Melbourne Prison)

Because I like the stories in prison after watching the American TV series Prison Break, I want to go to the prison to have a look. This is a good choice. It is very convenient to find it in the city center.

We had a great day at the prison. We are a family that loves history so the tour was a great experience and an interactive journey back in time. My 9 year old loved pretending to be locked up. The prison itself was also very interesting especially the display about Ned Kelly. I highly recommend this if you enjoy learning about history.

The old prison is very big. You have to go to a small shop to buy a ticket, take a tour of the men's prison, and then wait for the prison experience which should be once every hour. The prison guard takes you into the prison, and at this time you are his prisoner! At the beginning, I was looking at photos with my mobile phone, and he was fierce! It scared me! Hahahaha, I personally think it is quite fun. I won't go into details! It's more interesting to let you experience it yourself! (The whole process is in English. My English is not very good, so I just listened to the general idea. It is recommended to understand the history in advance and go if you are interested, otherwise you will feel that it is not worth the ticket price. It is more than 30 Australian dollars per person, and you can get a discount with a student ID!)

When I was in Melbourne, the hotel I stayed in was very close to the old prison, so I went to see it. The overall structure of the prison has not changed, especially the thick outer walls and iron windows, which seem to arouse people's imagination of its inside. It is said that the prison is more famous because there was a green forest robber in custody. In the past 100 years, the legendary story of the robbers has been adapted many times into novels, TV plays and literary works. Of course, now the prison has become a scenic spot. We need to buy tickets when we go inside. When we go there, there is a wave of pupils visiting the prison. It's also interesting to communicate with these young and old people.

Old prisons are really worth visiting, just like a solemn old castle built in 1861-1864. It was once a highly fortified prison. It was closed in 1929. During World War II, it was briefly opened for prisoners of war. Now it is a scenic spot.

The old prison holds activities to experience being a prisoner every once in a while. We happened to catch an activity when we went there that day. A staff member was wearing a police uniform. There were about 30 of us in a group. Men and women stood in two rows separately, and experienced the process of prisoners entering the detention center. A few people were randomly drawn and given a piece of paper with their name, crime, and a few simple interrogation sentences on it.

Experience being a prisoner. As soon as we entered the prison, we were "arrested" by the prison guards. Our prison guards were very fierce and demanded that men and women stand on both sides separately. After a scolding, we went into our cells separately. Everyone enjoyed it and laughed. In the old prison, we visited the dim and mottled cells of the past, and browsed the sharp and terrifying torture instruments, Ned Kelly's armor helmet, and mask. The original environment of the old Melbourne prison was reproduced here.