We have arrived home today after a relaxing holiday down south via Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, overnight in Pemberton, through Walpole & Denmark to reach our final destination of Albany. Lack of internet access limited our ability to post – but we will do a photo a day now to catch up. Above is a [...]
Archive for 2008
Perth – Pemberton – Albany and back
Abbey Church & New Norcia
We went to New Norcia recently which is Australia’s only Monastic town. Took about 1.5hrs to drive up that way but it was well worth it, not only was the day perfect (though a little chilly from the wind) the historic buildings that were built there, were perfect for taking photos of.
Tags - Church, Monastery, New Norcia
Kangaroo Paw
One of Australia’s flora and fauna icons is the Kangaroo Paw, it looks quirky but has a really nice colour to it. Soft to touch like an aloe-vera plant but also has a furry feeling to it. Kings Park has plenty of these scattered around the nature trails and along the main entrance overlooking the [...]
Tags - Flora, Kings Park, Nature
Aspects Cafe
The cafe that overlooks Perth city and the surrounding monuments, located in the main populated area for tourists to relax and enjoy the view while snacking. Not sure what the coffee is like up there though.
Tags - Kings Park, West Perth
Apartment Complex
On my walk out of Kings Park I found this building to be quite interesting, I believe its been on the hillside overlooking Perth city for many years as it looks really old and almost retro up close. Seems almost like something screws into the top of it.
Tags - Apartment, Architecture, Kings Park, Nature, West Perth
Kings Park Entrance
The round-about at the top of St. Georges Terrace which then turns into Kings Park Road is the main entrance feature into Kings Park itself.
Tags - Kings Park, West Perth
Shire Banners
St Georges Terrace is now lined with these banners – each Shire/Council has put one together. Gosnells has a particularly special banner – my mum contributed to the creation of this one. Click below to see the street lined with colour.
Tags - Art, Colours, Festival, Painting, St Georges Terrace
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