After 4 nights in Perth we have decided that it is a very liveable city. If we ever decide to have a change of scenery and live somewhere else, it might just be here. The inner city of Perth is very pretty with lots of old limestone buildings with beautiful architraves. We spent two days in the city itself doing the W.A. Museum, the Fire Museum and the Perth Mint. We also enjoyed walking around the malls and eating lunch in the gardens. Perth is also home to the largest inner city park in the world. Someone with a great deal of foresight set aside an area the size of the whole CBD for botanic gardens and green space. It even has amazing views overlooking the city so the land value would be immense.
Perth Mint
Our last day was spent exploring Fremantle. We did the Fremantle Markets, a large indoor market with a great array of produce and products to look at. Felix and Belle enjoyed some chocolate covered strawberries and Harry (with his more sophisticated tastes) had a chai.
We then visited the Fremantle Prison and took the ‘Doing Time Tour’. The prison was constructed out of limestone quarried from the hill that once was where the prison now stands. It was built by the convicts that would eventually inhabit the cells they constructed themselves. The prison was then converted over time to become a more modern establishment and was only closed in 1991. It opened as a museum the following year and has been listed as a World Heritage Site.
Fremantle is also a very pretty city with beautiful buildings. We really enjoyed our day spent there.
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