Port Arthur

We spent two days at Port Arthur. It is hard to believe that it was a penal colony. The remaining buildings and ruins are very pretty.
We did the introductory tour which gave us the basic information on the buildings and what living there would have been like. What I really liked was being able to read bios of the prisoner all around the grounds.
Mark even sat in the church and the roof didn't fall in.
We went and sat in the ruins of the Broken Arrow cafe where so many people lost their lives in the 1996 massacre. There is a very solemn feeling in these ruins which isn't in the rest of Port Arthur.
Well worth a look. Wear good walking shoes.Read more