We arrived in Perth early in the morning and even after going to the hotel and taking an hour long bus ride to Fremantle it wasn't even lunch yet! Fremantle is a beautiful place, although it probably helped that it was sunny and warm and we didn't have to worry about naptimes!
This is the view from the top of a hill where an old jail is located. It looks over the ocean on one side and the town on another. Fremantle is full of shops and a nice little market area. We ate some great food and bought some nice stuff!
On the way back to the hotel we took the ferry which was a really nice way to finish the day. We saw downtown Perth from the water, some gorgeous homes and some of the famous sites like Swan Tower and the Botanic Gardens. Here are a couple pictures from the ferry ride.
On Saturday we were out of the hotel early and spent the day exploring downtown Perth. We went to see the Swan Bells and then the Botanic Gardens. As with all Botanic Gardens in Australia they are beautiful and many places are symbolic.
This is the War Memorial. It sits on a cliff overlooking the Swan River and would be an incredible place to attend an Anzac Day ceremony. Anzac Day is the equivolent to Remembrance Day and is celebrated at sunrise on April 26. This memorial looks right over where the sun would come up in the morning and it is spectacular.
This bridge goes over top of the trees in the gardens. I think you can see it in one of the pictures from the ferry ride. There was a couple getting their wedding pictures done while we were there and it seems like a good place for pictures to me!
After getting some fresh air we took another free bus to the museum. The first floor was full of a variety of animals, some Australian and some not. A taxidermist was kept very busy but it was neat seeing the skeleton of an elephant! The second floor had a section dedicated to telling the story of the Aboriginal people. About 50 years ago kids were taken away from their families and sent to school and faced lots of the same issues that aboriginals in Canada faced. A good place to visit if you are ever in town!
We, well actually I did some more shopping and then we stopped for a foot massage and acupuncture which I really enjoyed!
Sunday was spent on a bus tour to Margaret River. It was our least favorite day, way too much time spent on a bus but we did see a lot. There was a stop a vineyard where I spotted 2 kangaroos snacking on the leftover grapes on the vines.
We visited Mammoth Caves and the place where the Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean. Apparently there has been a Southern Ocean for about 20 years but this was the first time I had heard of it!
It was a quick trip but we were glad we went. Now it seems the only place we won't get to this year is the Northern Territory.
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