Blogs from Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Today we woke up in new surroundings, our 51/2 month house sit had come to a close and we were handing it back to Bob and Shirley who arrived home from their cruise all safe and sound. The house was cleaned top to bottom and it all seemed to hand over nicely, they were lovely people, farming folk who let us look after their huge house and beautiful gardens for a lovely long spell, so this year, so far all we have done is house sit with a few trips away camping in Gypsy. Because of Caroline’s very lengthy commute, a few weeks ago we decided to take a holiday chalet in Freemantle, (Freo) as everyone calls it, so with all our stuff packed up we left Bob and Shirley’s in Greenfields around 1.30 and arrived ... read more

And so to Perth, where we stayed with Niall + Hannah in Fremantle. Looked after rightly by them! All started with a home cooked meal prepared by Hannah! Next day we explored Fremantle, stumbled upon the monument dedicated to Bon Scott, who lived in Fremantle, and then headed into Perth. Explored the city and started searching for Brennan relatives who moved out here in the late 1800’s. We visited the old “House of Brennan” department store, which is now disappointingly a shoe shop with none of the old features. Had an excellent night in the Little Creatures Brewery in Fremantle and sampled a few of their finest, which was great preparation for the next morning – a trip across to Rottnest Island on the Express Ferry. The Ferry was a bit of a vomit comet. They ... read more

Sunday 27th April - left Bridgetown en route to Fremantle but stopped at Mullalyup Gardens at Kirup (some 20 km off the beaten track). This was a 4 acre gem of a Japanese style garden started by Lloyd some 25 years ago - a wonderful oasis full of very tame birds darting in and out of so many different trees and bushes - even Lloyd couldn't remember what they all were. The lakes were full of different water lilies as well as floating cedar trees each adrift on their own island moving across the lake in the breeze. Spent a lot longer than intended so didn't reach Freemantle and had to freedom camp in a rest area overnight just outside Bunbury. Weather on the change with strong winds and heavy squalls of rain - first rain ... read more

Lors de cette première semaine, j'ai également pu faire une visite guidée de Fremantle. Fremantle est une ville importante au sud Ouest de Perth et à environ 10 km de mon université. Il est très facile d'y allez en bus, mais le dernier bus est un peu avant minuit, donc il faut faire attention sinon on est bon pour 30 dollars de taxi environ. Heureusement, cela ne m'est pas encore arrivé :). Lors de la visite guidée, nous avons pu visiter rapidement la prison de Fremantle et en apprendre un peu plus sur son histoire, celle ci était utilisé pour les aborigènes. L'architecture de la ville fait penser un peu à la Nouvelle Orléans avec ses bâtiments sur deux ou trois étages et leur balcon ininterrompu. Nous sommes également visiter une partie du port vers Little ... read more

... leider nur 20 Minuten Gratis-Zeit (nach dem Login jetzt schon nur noch 15) hier in Alice Springs, sonst wird´s teuer mit dem internetten ;-) Unser gestriger Tag in Fremantle war ein wirkliches Highlight. Eine einstündige hochamüsante Fährenfahrt über den Swan-River ... der Kapitän, ein echter Entertainer mit Harald-Schmidt-Qualitäten, hat eine geile Kabarett-Show abgezogen. Wir kennen jetzt alle Grundstücks-/Immobilienpreisentwicklungen der letzten 20 Jahre und wer dabei von wem geschmiert wurde entlang des Swan-River von Perth nach Fremantle. Fremantle ist eine gemütliche, übersichtliche kleine Hafenstadt mit einer tollen Atmosphäre und dem coolsten Brauereilokal der Welt (und ich hab schon einige gesehen ;-). Die "Little Creatures" Brauerei direkt am Fischereihafen ist echt ein Hit. Und auch sonst gibt´s kleine und große Schätze zu entdecken, wie z.B. den Plattenladen in de... read more