Australia - Perth

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Perth, Western Australia

From New Zealand, back to Australia... this time on the West Coast and the Indian Ocean. Perth is the 4th largest city in Australia with a population of just over 1.5 million. The December temperatures while I was there shot up to the mid 30s C (90s F), and it felt strange to see Christmas decorations in such hot weather!

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Photos

The Swan Bells
One of the world's largest musical instruments, a tower houses the 12 bells of St. Martins from Trafalgar Square, a gift to Perth from London.

Kite flying at sunset
in Langley Park next to the Swan River in Perth

London Court
Downtown Perth

Annual holiday fireworks
Hillarys Boat Harbour

Outdoor art exhibit
"Earth From Above" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand - International exhibit of aerial photographs

2-km jetty in Bunbury
The longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere

Lighthouse at Augusta
Soutwest corner of Australia, where the Indian Ocean and Great Southern Ocean meet

Cape Naturaliste
Where the Indian Ocean and Great Southern Ocean intersect.

Overlooking the Indian Ocean on the way to Margaret River
My travel buddy was Marc from Germany. We originally met in New Zealand and both happened to be traveling next to Australia, so we connected again and shared a rental car.

Boardwalk to the whale lookout point
(we didn't see any whales that day).

Celebrating my dinner at the rotating restaurant overlooking Perth
with my local hosts, Linda and Marj. Linda is the aunt of my friends, Nigel and Marjie.

Playing the didgeridoo
Linda's friend, Phil, tried to teach me how to play, but I couldn't get it right.

Comments

[Lara Stone]

Perth
That warm weather is sounding wonderful right now! As you know we're all being buried in snow - even in Sun Valley. I love how you keep meeting people and traveling with them. What an amazing global network of friends you're building!