On the way to the CBD from Jolimont Station, Aradhna and I walked through Fitzroy Gardens and tourist-favorite Captain Cook's cottage (above) this morning. Built in 1755 in Yorkshire, England, it was purchased in 1933 by a Melbourne philanthropist who offered it to the city as a centenary gift, packed into 253 cases and 40 barrels, and shipped to Australia. Today it draws busloads of tourists seeking a transplanted peek at life in 18th-century England.
Monday, 2 November 2009
Monday morning in the park.
On the way to the CBD from Jolimont Station, Aradhna and I walked through Fitzroy Gardens and tourist-favorite Captain Cook's cottage (above) this morning. Built in 1755 in Yorkshire, England, it was purchased in 1933 by a Melbourne philanthropist who offered it to the city as a centenary gift, packed into 253 cases and 40 barrels, and shipped to Australia. Today it draws busloads of tourists seeking a transplanted peek at life in 18th-century England.
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