Australia here we come!

30/7/12

We hit Perth today and left the caravan park at 8.15am and this time drove to the free bus stop and caught the bus to the Fremantle train station. We caught a train to Perth which cost us $1.60 each. In the Perth Railway Station is a Seniors Centre where we had breakfast of sausages, 2 eggs, tomato and bacon all for $6.50 each. It's good being old!!

We then caught a free CAT bus and got off at Kings Park and Botanical Gardens. It is a huge park and takes forever to walk around it. We visited the War Memorial which stands high on a hill overlooking the Swan River. It is a special place indeed. From there we visited the Park Information Centre and obtained some brochures on different trees and set off on foot again. We did the glass bridge walk and found the DNA tower. It is a tower in the shape of a strand of DNA. Apparently, some Perth scientists were very involved in deciphering DNA in the 1950's so they built a tower in their honour. The tower has 100 steps on each of the spiralling staircases. By the time Karen, Mary-Anne and I had walked up to the top 2 young women had run up and down 3 times. They wouldn't get entry into the Seniors Centre for a cheap breakfast!

We caught the free CAT bus back to the Perth Railway Station and again we visited the Seniors Centre and had afternoon tea. Then we caught the train back to Fremantle and home for a well earned beer.