Perth

Our all too short visit to Western Australia is underway and for our first day we explored the interesting mix of historic buildings, the modern cityscape and the natural beauty of Kings Park.

After a stroll through the city we visited Elizabeth Quay and climbed the Bell tower. This contains bells from St Martin in the Field church in London that we had previously visited. The bells were a Bicentennial gift to WA. Views were sensational.

                                             Gail inspects the bells.

The old colonial buildings were excellent and we visited the old courthouse and looked at lots of others.There were redevelopment work near some but we walked through Sterling park and up to Government House.

                               No invitation for tea and scones at Government House!

We caught a bus up the hill to Kings Park with its wonderful location overlooking the city. After lunch we walked through the WA botanic gardens and across the elevated walkway. We were very impressed with the gardens, the views back to the city and the scale of the park. We walked many kilometres!

                                                    Wonderful views over the city.

This 750 year old Baobab tree was recently relocated to the gardens when it needed to be removed for a new bridge.

 On the elevated walkway we passed the old Swan Brewery. This was a great addition to the park and provided excellent views

We finished the day checking out the night life but didn't go over to Subiaco Oval for the big game