Perth and around.

Just to let you know West Coast Eagles won by 1 point.Our first stop in the Perth area was Freemantle. It is full of character and most of the old buildings have been really well preserved, although some they have just keep the fronts and the backs are all new modern structures. We visited the Maritime Museum and the decommissioned submarine HMAS Ovens. We also visited the Freemantle Prison.

Then into Perth visiting the museum, state library and art gallery because it was blowing a gale and chucking it down with rain. When the weather cleared up we walked round the city area and then jumped on the free buses to get to the areas that were a bit further away. Went to The Perth Mint to see a gold pour and some of the biggest gold nuggets ever. Shame they were only plastic copies although they did have some big ones in the vault and a 400oz gold bar. You could weigh yourself and it told you your weight in gold. We were talking to a lady on the reception desk and it turned out that her mother-in-law used to live in Bletchley! We also went to the Swan Bells where 12 of the bells of St Martins in the Fields are now housed and even got to have a go at ringing them. Spent a day in Kings Park which holds the botanical gardens and the State War Memorial. It was a lovely day to wander around the plants that were mainly Australian natives.