FREMANTLE and PERTH
What delightful towns! The people are friendly and helpful, with vo
lunteer tourist guides all over town, giving out information and maps. Even their buses are free and clearly marked to help tourists find their way around! They’re very proud of their history and cities and love to explain the highlights. Even though it was hot and humid, we enjoyed walking around exploring the shops and watching the people at the outdoor cafes. Of course, the Swan ale helped with the heat!
Perth is called the City of Light because in 1962 when John Glenn was orbiting the earth, they turned on all their lights for him. They repeated this tribute to him in 1998 when he was in the space shuttle.
Fremantle is a manmade harbor that handles all the cargo for these isolated communities which are about a 45 minute train ride apart. It’s one of the most isolated metropolitan areas in the world and is actually closer to Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia than Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane! It was originally a sandstone cliff, and blocks were cut out of it and used for many of the buildings. There are also many pretty brick buildings built in the Flemish style, with the bricks being made out of local clay. Most of Australia was built by convicts, and all of the cities here, as well as in many of the South Sea Islands, have prisons in various states of use or ruins.
The Heritage Society is very active here, too, and great pains have been taken to preserve the old buildings. No structures taller than three stories are allowed, and like in Sydney, the facades have been kept intact while the insides of the buildings can be update
d or new buildings put up behind them. King’s Park has a touching War Memorial to the fallen Australian soldiers in the various conflicts around the world. The Australians are very proud of their military forces and contributions! The streets are tree lined with many parks and gardens throughout the sprawling neighborhoods, as well as beaches and marinas along the many bays. It was the site of an unsuccessful defense of the America’s Cup Race Trophy in 1987.
The beautiful winding Swan River runs through Perth and Fremantle to the ocean. Black Swans are native birds here and are on the State flag. The soil is very fertile, and they grow most of their crops. Swan beer or lager is an important export, along with wine. The main industries are fishing, and mining of gold and industrial diamonds.
Fremantle Sail Away Party
What delightful towns! The people are friendly and helpful, with vo
lunteer tourist guides all over town, giving out information and maps. Even their buses are free and clearly marked to help tourists find their way around! They’re very proud of their history and cities and love to explain the highlights. Even though it was hot and humid, we enjoyed walking around exploring the shops and watching the people at the outdoor cafes. Of course, the Swan ale helped with the heat!Perth is called the City of Light because in 1962 when John Glenn was orbiting the earth, they turned on all their lights for him. They repeated this tribute to him in 1998 when he was in the space shuttle.
Fremantle is a manmade harbor that handles all the cargo for these isolated communities which are about a 45 minute train ride apart. It’s one of the most isolated metropolitan areas in the world and is actually closer to Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia than Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane! It was originally a sandstone cliff, and blocks were cut out of it and used for many of the buildings. There are also many pretty brick buildings built in the Flemish style, with the bricks being made out of local clay. Most of Australia was built by convicts, and all of the cities here, as well as in many of the South Sea Islands, have prisons in various states of use or ruins.The Heritage Society is very active here, too, and great pains have been taken to preserve the old buildings. No structures taller than three stories are allowed, and like in Sydney, the facades have been kept intact while the insides of the buildings can be update
d or new buildings put up behind them. King’s Park has a touching War Memorial to the fallen Australian soldiers in the various conflicts around the world. The Australians are very proud of their military forces and contributions! The streets are tree lined with many parks and gardens throughout the sprawling neighborhoods, as well as beaches and marinas along the many bays. It was the site of an unsuccessful defense of the America’s Cup Race Trophy in 1987.The beautiful winding Swan River runs through Perth and Fremantle to the ocean. Black Swans are native birds here and are on the State flag. The soil is very fertile, and they grow most of their crops. Swan beer or lager is an important export, along with wine. The main industries are fishing, and mining of gold and industrial diamonds.
Fremantle Sail Away Party
So ends the Australian chapter of our adventure…
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