Star date 20/5/26
Give me a home among the gumtrees …….. we all know the famous song. I’m not one for big city lights, more of a country girl but it’s still good to get dressed up and hit the city from time to time. Which is what we did.
To save battling with the traffic we got an Uber Pet to do a day trip into the city of Perth, dropped off at Elizabeth Quay. A great place to walk around with some interesting things to see. From here you can catch a ferry over to Rottnest Island.
We wondered around the city exploring all the things to see. For a city we were actually pretty impressed. WA does architecture very well, with lots of shaped bridges, sculptures, statues, some wonderful sites around town.
Bell Tower is one giant musical instrument. The Bell Tower includes the twelve bells of St-Martin-in-the-Fields.
We walked up Hay Street Mall.
Ye London Court is a sort of arcade/laneway that comes off the mall, which has old style shops and is very cute.
There were many heritage buildings.
The Tree of life.
Old Central Fire Station & Heritage Centre was a bit of fun. You could even try on some fire fighters suits and hats. Jess was also welcome.
Kings Park and Botanic Gardens is one of the world’s largest inner city parks.
It has a large collection of Western Australian flora and is a popular place for picnics, BBQ’s, walks and family gatherings. With great views over Perth and the Swan River.
Kings Park and Botanic Garden has more memorials, statues and honour avenues than any other park in Australia. We only had time to see a small section of it, it’s huge covering 990 acres or 4 square km’s.
Live Long and Prosper. 🖖🏿