Way Out West

Hey Guys, welcome to Perth

Sorry its been ages since I posted, but I really didn't know how much you would be interested in the very exciting country news like the arrival of 3 sheep to keep the grass trim, which I went on to name Will, Al and Luka =P

The Occasional Appearance of the Llama

And the Biggest creepiest spider I have ever see in my Life!

But After a week in Adelaide re-adjusting to the amount of people and lack of sheep. I jumped on a plane and 3 hours Later was in Perth. (A lot shorter than the last plane journey I was on!).

Its Pretty Big, one of the most isolated Cities in the World. But being that Western Australia is huge in itself, its 1/3 of Australia, with a population of 2.2 million. Very tall buildings, although not recommended to walk around town constantly looking up. Neck gets sore and people don't appreciate getting bumped into!

Its on the River Swan, named so by Dutch explorers when they came up the river and saw, yup, Black swans, ironically enough.

Down by the River, there's the Jetty and The Bell Tower, home of the Swan Bells, a historic set of bells given to the people of Western Australia in 1988, 12 of the bells in the tower are from St Martin-in-the-fields church in Trafalgar Square.

Its also this really weird combination of places , there are lots of Scottish place names around, Aberdeen, Stirling, Silver Sands. There's a Scarborough beach, There's even a little bit of London, as well as the bells

And then there's the tribute to, Percy Button, local Perth Street Performer, who used to entertain people with handstands and cartwheels while they were waiting for the theatre of the cinema. He was known for his grubbiness, so in November 1929 , the local newspaper dressed Percy in a long-tailed suit, placed his picture in the paper and created a reader competition, the first person to name the person in the picture would win a guineas worth if goods.

Out of town, I've heard that Western Australia has some of the most amazing wildflowers in the Country, and while I haven't been out to see them yet, I have found some one's around the parks in the City.

So there you go, A little piece Perth, I've been exploring surrounding areas, so more to come soon!