Day 21: Sydney (last day)

It is our last day in Australia and we managed to squeeze in as much as we could.

This morning and early afternoon, the weather was on and off rainy, so we dodged raindrops and downpours by visiting museums and getting to know some interesting facts about Sydney and Australia.   

Our first stop was the Police and Justice Museum, where we learned about the history and development of Australia’s police force and early justice system, as well as some more infamous Australian crimes.

Next we went to the Museum of Sydney, which was built on the foundation of the original Government House built in Australia in the early 1800’s.  Here we learned a lot of Australian history and got to see lots of artifacts from the early settlers.

Our third museum of the day was the Sydney Barracks.  It was originally built to house all the convict immigrants as they entered the penal colony, until they were sorted out and settled within the new, developing society.  It functioned as such for almost a century and processed hundreds of thousands of people.

I think all the museum hopping really tired everyone out...

When our minds were satisfactorily saturated with historical facts and the majority of the inclement weather avoided, we ventured out into the city to refuel with some hot chocolate and ice cream.  Once sufficiently replenished, we walked to Darling Harbour where we popped inside one more building, the St. James Cathedral, for one last bit of history. 

The rest of the day and evening we visited Chinatown, explored the harbour shops, and completed some last minute souvenir shopping.

After dinner, we headed back to our place to pack and get ready for our flight back to North America tomorrow.