Experiencing history at Port Arthur 🏛

Got up early this morning as I had to bring my car to the rental agency in Hobart, because it made weird, squeezy noises since a couple of days. Yep, looks like me & car issues seem to be a thing once again 😂💩
After I got another car, I made my way down to Port Arthur, which is a former convict site. 😬
It consits of 11 penal sites that were built during the 18th and 19th century and served as penal colony from 1833 to 1877. During that time, criminals that were considered to be most dangerous were sent there.
It was one of the first prisons, where inmates were not only punished physically but also psychologically. They were for example not allowed to speak (exept when directly adressed by a guard), look at each other or touch each other.
It was considered as one of the most safe prisons at this time, since the colony was located at a peninsula and the only street connecting it to the mainland was heavily guarded. 😶
It was super interesting to walk through the ruins and read the storys of inmates and officials working on site. Fun fact: one prisoner tried to escape dressed up as a kangaroo. 🦘 his diguise was so good, that the guards wanted to shoot the "kangaroo" in order to have it for dinner 😂 that's when the convict gave up and showed himself. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Afterwards I went for an extended walk at Pirates bay, with stunning views at the cliffs 🤩🤩
Had to change hostels tonight and am now at a capsule hostel 😅 very different...but really nice somehow 😆

Soundtrack of the day:
Prison Song - System of a Down
https://open.spotify.com/track/3AwLxSqo1jOOMpNs…Read more