Cooks Cottage
Comments(3) I’m planning to do some more exploring around Melbourne for the remainder of my maternity leave. It will be enjoyable to make the most of the time off and Leo likes seeing new things and meeting new people.
I find it’s actually easier to get out and about than stay at home all day. Leo tends to get grizzly and grumpy when we do that as he’s not overly fond of sleeping during the day in his cot. When we’re out he will sleep in the pram and he likes to look around and smile at anyone we meet.
Last Friday, we caught the train in to visit Cook’s Cottage in the Fitzroy Gardens in the city. It is the cottage of Captain Cook’s parents which was donated to Melbourne and shipped over here in pieces! It is a small brick cottage with the rooms set up as they would have been at the time, a large vegetable garden and a display about Captain Cook’s voyages. It is quite amazing how much of the world he explored.
As usual Leo attracted a fair bit of attention. A Thai tourist took photos of him and one of the staff who was dressed up in olden day costume came over for a chat!
Afterwards we met Andrew and caught a lift home as taking a pram in the train at peak hour is a challenge that I try to avoid!
I think Leo is going to be a real socialite…good on him!! He is so endearing to everyone he meets. I admire you for the way you have got out and about from the start of Leo’s life. I remember visiting Captain Cook’s cottage in the 1960s when I travelled overseas by ship. I thought it was so quaint in a lovely setting in Melbourne.
That is interesting that you saw Cooks Cottage in the ’60s! Were you wearing a mini-skirt and beehive? Hee hee!!
Taking a pram at peak hour can definitely confirmed as something to try to avoid, although I did get quite a few looks from people that were curious about a guy with a baby… And Leo slew them all