Tuesday 12 November

Lawyers congregating outside the Law Courts

A gloomy day. Cool and rainy. Breakfast at Brother Thomas again. Then Richard and I walked down William Street past the law courts to the Immigration Museum in Flinders Street. Rather a sad place, telling stories of different people's attempts to be accepted in Australia, and their journeys to get here. Today PM Tony Abbott is anxious to keep them all out.

At Federation Square outside the Moving Image museum

Then we walked in the rain to Federation Square, a modern meeting point, and had beer and pizza at Beer Deluxe. Then we spent an hour in the Ian Potter Art Centre for Australian art by immigrants and others from the colonial period. I wasn't too impressed by most of it. We went back via the post office, where I bought stamps, to rest in our hotel. Meeting Matthew and Sarah for dinner.

We took a taxi to Little Bourke Street where Chinatown is located. We had dinner at the Golden Orchids with spring rolls, soup, pork, beef, chicken and fried rice. It was OK but not outstanding.

We travelled home on the metro deep underground.