After a fun wait So this was a trip around Perth with the Hop on Hop Off Option... and... This was the bus. :) ...We finally made our way on our tour passing by Kings Park's Lemon Scented Gum trees... and past a view of Perth. Desborough House Illustrations House, 885 Wellington Street, Perth, WABuilt: 1903 The architectural inspiration comes from "Eternity", a highly complicated puzzle – with a 2 million euro award for who can solve it – and from the ... Read More

So Saturday, John and I decided to take a Bus Tour of Perth. It was one of those no roof on the top, Hop On Hop Off buses like we did in New York City with Chris. Now we got the information we needed from the internet and off we went. The times must have changed though since they published that website and it turned out we had about an hour to kill. Not hard to do since we were meeting the bus at ... Read More

The weekend was spent getting up each morning at 5 am to check out sunrises. This day we went to King's Park. It was very cloudy, perhaps too much for a dramatic sunrise. A view of Perth with a threat of rain. Some color eventually came through. Sundial Memorial - Kings Park & Botanic Garden. Perth, Western Australia. CenotaphAn 18 metre granite obelisk commemorates all Western Australians who gave their lives in the service of their country. We didn't just look ... Read More

I loved the quote, "Now that I've been to WA, I know so much more what it is to be Australian." Luke Webb & Desmond Neysmith's musical journey inspired by Australia ... Read More

Kings Park is a 4.06-square-kilometre (1,003-acre) park located on the western edge of Perth, Western Australia central business district. The park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland. With panoramic views of the Swan River and Darling Range, it is home to over 300 native plant varieties and 80 bird species. It overlooks the city as well as Perth Water ... Read More

After a very chill day at the chocolate factory, and later some shopping at Hillary's, John and I went out to photograph Perth at night. ... Read More

Every September Kings Park in Perth holds a wildflower festival. This is one of the reasons I wanted to come to Australia in September. I started to post one of each of the varieties I saw there, but there are SO MANY. So here are a few of the amazing wildflowers from our visit to Kings Park: No one takes a photo of a pink fairy orchid like John does, he captured one and sent it to me years ago, and I fell ... Read More