Ned Kelly, Australia's most popular criminal

03.22.04 - 12:58am
mood: A.O.K.
 
on National Geographic right now is the story of Ned Kelly. An outlaw who became popular for gun fights and humiliating the police in the early to mid 1800's.

Now you're wondering, "wtf is he posting bullshit like this for?"

Well... the cool and interesting part of where Ned Kelly was finally taken down and eventually executed link to my previous adventure in Australia.

Ned Kelly was finally captured in the small town of Glenrowan. This was the town that my friend and I had to get our fpos car towed to when our alternator died travelling from Sydney to Melbourne. Then the execution part.. while in Melbourne I went to visit the Old Melbourne Gaol (jail) and there was a Ned Kelly exhibit, including where he was hung, in what cell he was kept, along with articles and captions of his early 1800 antics.

That was a cool reminder of the fun I actually had when I was 'down unda'