A Nice Day Out

And so to our first full day in Perth. It was really nice not to have an early start. After a well-deserved lie-in and a leisurely breakfast, we were dropped off at the station to catch a train to the city. Fortunately we didn't have to wait too long and we soon found ourselves in the centre of Perth.

After visiting the visitor information centre, we made our way to Barrack Street ferry, from where we were catching the ferry over to South Perth (about a 7 minute trip which cost AUS$2.80 for a return ticket - about one pound 25!).

Once on the south side we had a great view of the city - as well as a Pelican that was floating near the jerry.

We then walked round to The Old Mill - built in 1835. It's had a chequered history but is now owned by the National Trust of Australia (W.A.) (See separate posting for a hot tip!)

The weather was glorious! A clear blue sky and the sun shining - it must be have been about 22C - it was hard to believe it was meant to be winter.

We then made our way back to the city and made our way to the Museum of Western Australia and then on to the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Both were very interesting, particularly the art gallery.

We then made our way home. Unfortunately the return trip was not so smooth - in fact it reminded the human of the public transport difficulties one can experience in London's rush hour. Apparently there had been a points failure somewhere and trains were being delayed. After waiting for an hour and not been able to get on 3 trains, we eventually managed to get on a train and make our way home to our current hosts.

Posted: 11/08/06 12.05 pm