Perth & Fremantle

Started our Perth visit with a trip to Kings Park, which includes a botanic gardens which have a wildflower display this month. Kings Park is primarily however native bushland, the largest inner city park in Australia.

Perth from Kings Park

Kings Park Botanic Gardens

Kings Park Botanic Gardens

Kings Park wildflower

Kings Park wildflower

We have also been to the Aquarium, which had a great tunnel loop with moving track so you could just stare at the huge turtles, sharks and many fish.

The Aquarium of Western Australia

In our other trip into Perth we visited the Museum of Western Australia which includes dinosaur skeletons, huge array of fossils, rocks, butterflies, mammals etc. Then we took a cruise out to Fremantle along the Swan River, where we saw a few things we would like after we become billionaires.

Perth Bell Tower

Gina Rinehart's house

Our new humble abode

Typical Swan River view

We have been to Fremantle a few times this week, but we actually had a look around today. Went to the markets and the Fremantle Prison which was in operation until 1991. Possibly still could have been had they not worked out that the fire brigade can't get in. No running water in the cells toilet in a bucket!), and still the same as when the first convicts constructed it in the 1850's from limestone and jarrah timber.

Fremantle Prison external

Fremantle Prison Division 3

Fremantle Prison Gallows