To do in Perth, Australia

One of the things I like to see and I noticed was the Australian flag is composed of a colored background like a blue sky and a seven-pointed white star, known as the Star of Federation (six points represent the six original states and the seventh for the territories and future states of Australia). In the outer half of the flag, is depicted the constellation of the Southern Cross made up of five white stars of seven points, four equally sized and less organized exactly as they appear in the sky, every night you see if you look at the sky Southern Cross in the Australian sky.

The Swan River is a river whose mouth flows through the city of Perth. The river's name comes because in that river living and live black swans and Willem de Vlamingh named him in 1697 when he first saw the swans. Swans are also the symbol of Peth, in all currencies are drawn.

Perth is the capital of Western Australia, is very modern, and is home to people of all races and countries in harmony, is worth seeing and feeling the peace and quiet in there, respect among people.

One of the wonders offered by Australia's beaches you highlight (Sydney and Perth) in them is surf, good surfers come from other countries to catch the waves Australian, if you can get close I will recommend Gold Coast in Queensland, thousands can enjoy water sports, scuba diving is another, as there are a lot of reefs.

And what impressed me most, since few times in life we ​​can enjoy such a wonder of nature, was to see whales, tend to be seen in Warrnambool in Victoria, Western Australia Albano and Fraser Island in Queensland.

Perth Town Hall

The Perth Town Hall is the town hall, known as home of the foundation, was begun in 1868 but was not completed until June 1, 1870. Governor Hampton took the decision to build this council for citizens, was in a time when the city was in the process of growth and built many significant buildings as the Government House and the Barracks.

The Town Hall was built on the highest point in the city center, on the corner of Barrack Street and Howick. It was built almost on the spot where Mrs. Dance felled a tree to commemorate the founding of Perth in 1829, became a center of social and political activity of the colony.

The Town Hall was designed by the Public Works Supervisor, Richard Roach Jewell. The construction was supervised by the Minister of Public Works, James Manning, who was also the architect of Fremantle Prison.

This council is a clear work of the Victorian era, with its wine-colored bricks that were built with mud pits Perth (now Queen's Gardens). In the main hall can be seen in the windows of the governor's initials Hampton (JSH).

Saint George Anglican Cathedral

The Cathedral of St. George is the most important temple of Anglican worship in the city of Perth and the second in Australia. It is located in the center of the city in St Georges Terrace. It was designed by architect Edmund Blacket Thomas, also known for the design of buildings as important as the Savior Cathedral in Goulburn and San Andres in Sydney.

At the site where the current cathedral was another building before, since 1888 was replaced with what today is the Cathedral of St. George. His style is Gothic and is the only church that was built with clay bricks handmade (these bricks were taken from Queens Gardens) and limestone, this material was taken from the quarries in the area of ​​Rottnest Island. The cathedral tower originally was not part of the original design, but was built in 1902.

From 2005 to 2008 the cathedral underwent several restorations, among them the most important was the roof was replaced entirely. Its walls were reinforced in case there were earthquakes. Very close to it there are several buildings of great interest as the City of Perth, the Government House, House Council. Continue reading

Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral

St. Mary's Cathedral is officially known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this is at the top of the hill East of Perth, in central Victoria Square. This built in sandstone and is a building with exceptional acoustics, so make sure those who have heard the music of his body.

It was built in three phases, the first in 1865, the second phase was in 1920, it was decided to replace the old cathedral by a larger and Gothic style, but was interrupted by the onset of the Great Depression, and was completed . 70 years after the cathedral remained incomplete was decided to rebuild with funds raised for years, thanks to all those people who donated their money could start in 1990 with the reconstruction, most of the heirs gave Jim and Hassell that gave more than $ 2 million. From 2006 to 2009 also remained closed for a refurb.

Perth Mint - Mint

A visit to The Mint in Perth has become an essential element of any tourist visiting the "golden" state of Western Australia.

"The Perth Mint", the mint, was built with the original purpose of making gold sovereigns for the British Empire, currently produces gold coins for collectors and investors.

There is the Australia's largest collection of natural gold nuggets, plus precious most valued currencies in the world, many Australians have been there and invest your money in gold deposit and leave it there like a bank and give it interest.

In the Perth Mint have the chance to see something unique, the process gets molten gold, and see you explain how to do an ingot or bar, also let you touch it and you can visit the museum, see how do the coins (the money that is in progress), as made medallions, pendants .., the most important collection of gold bullion is in the main building, which can be visited every hour there is a guide that accompanies and detailing its history going . Continue reading

Bell Tower

One of the icons of Perth is the Bell Tower. It is a modern tower located on the Esplanade Park, between the city center and the docks on the Swan River you can not miss. For 8 years they let you upload and you can enjoy the views, and from the tower you can see the world's largest instrument consisting of bells.

The bells are from the parish of St.Martin and were donated to the city as a gift to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary.

Inside the building there is an audiovisual installation which allows you to simultaneously watch and rings bells, across 8 screens scattered around each floor, you can enjoy the history and sound of the bells. Continue reading

Perth Zoo

In the zoo you can meet with the rarest plants you've ever seen, plants from all over the world. Throughout the park there is information on each plant and it's the same with animals. You are the typical Australian animals, black swan, crocodiles, rhinos, giant turtles, Dingo, Emu, koala, echidna, the djoongari, the platypus, wombat, numbat, chuditch, the wopilkara, Tasmanian devil from thousands of species.

One of the animals that I liked was the wombats, your metabolism is extremely slow, taking about 14 days to complete the digestion and often move quickly. When in need, however, can easily overwhelm a human being in the race and invoke immense reserves of strength. They look like bears, but is very small and has small legs, there will usually call the Australian bear. Continue reading

Pentland Alpaca Stud & Animal Farm

It is a farm that is run by a family, this family in 1990 bought there a hectare and started raising alpacas and other animals, today you can visit the farm and feed the animals or watch as they give eating makers, into little bags they sell food for animals (although a small bag and give you when you pay the entry).

They have a store-bar where you can buy souvenirs, or tea, eat something .., one of the things I liked was that there collect animals that are lost or rejected by their parents, tend in the next the chimney had a tiny kangaroo a few weeks, let me feed him with a bottle. In the bar there is always music playing (and while I'm feeding the kangaroo, I hear they put Chiquetete tape, I almost childbirth) tells me the owner, Italian and say, no, it's Spanish, I said his music he liked. Continue reading

Hillarys Boat Harbour - Aqua Hillarys

It is a site that is visited by the many things it offers, both by tourists and Australians, have coffees, several restaurants, over 40 shops and souvenir clothing, a very warm beach, AQUA (Underwater World ) and the Great Escape (watersports, mini golf and trampolines), and is open 365 days a year.

From there also are boats to visit Rottnest Island and you can enjoy a wonderful beach if you get tired of visiting stores or after eating at the Jettys, the water in this area is nice and quiet.

One thing is that you can also enjoy the food, you find a very affordable food of all kinds, but one of the places that I recommend is the Jettys Restaurant (there you can enjoy an amazing buffet food and more amazing), you pay to get in and have 30 first, 30 second and thousands of desserts and can repeat everything you want to. (Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner), and you can enjoy a bet wonderful evening sun or above the water, the restaurant and all that is in Aqua Hillarys is above water. Their phone number is: 9448 9066 (no reservations required). Continue reading

Parks and Gardens

Visitors and residents often describe the city of Perth as an oasis of greenery. Not many cities in the world where they mix the retail and beautifully crafted with heritage combining green open spaces, public art and water features. This attribute is considered an important asset and plays a central role in planning strategies for the city. Within the city limits there are 18 green areas covering a total of 140 hectares, of which 10 kilometers is the river beach.

Harold Boas Gardens

These gardens feature several lakes and a waterfall, dense shrubs with large green areas, originally built in 1900, offers a respite break for city workers and visitors. Harold Boas Gardens are a popular place where those who marry do their photo story, you often see newlyweds through the gardens. It has a playground, public restrooms are open 24 hours and the parking is on the street corner of Delhi and Havelock Wellington, West Perth.

Supreme Court Gardens

Opened in 1845 as a botanical garden, the whole area next to these gardens is very important, is where the largest business enterprises. Also located Francis Burt Library and Supreme Court buildings.
In summer there are several events in the gardens of Opera and is the place where the citizens of Perth bind with candles in hand to sing carols. The Supreme Court Gardens is located on the corner of Barrack Street and Riverside Drive.

The Esplanade

The Esplanade Reserve is a place where you usually make several sporting and cultural events. It is very close to the Convention Centre Perth, Barack Square and the Swan River, east of Allan Green Conservatory.
The Conservatory was built in 1979 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Western Australia. The Conservatory is designed to provide a public service where exotic tropical plants and palm trees are not used to this climate are preserved with great delicacy. It is currently closed to the public, while the city decides to do with the future of this building.

Queens Gardens

The site of the Gardens of the Queen has been closely associated with the physical and social development of the city of Perth, at first as part of communal land used for recreation, horse racing and later as a mine clay and bricks. The main features of the gardens include water lily lakes full of a large sample of the most exotic flowers and a replica of the statue of Peter Pan as that found in the gardens of Kensington Gardens Londres.Queens are located on the corner Red Crescent and Nelson Street.

Langley Park

As a pioneer of civil aviation in Western Australia, Major Norman Brearley use the park as an airstrip in the 1920s. This tradition continues with "fly-ins" where small planes landing in the park is usual. In 2003, to celebrate 100 years of powered, 10 aircraft representing each decade of the 20th century landed. It was created by land reclamation adjacent Swan River between 1921 and 1935, to provide an open space near the city. Langley Park is located on Riverside Drive between Victoria Avenue and Plain Street.

Stirling Gardens

This garden is the oldest of Perth was created in 1845 as a botanical garden in 1965 were rebuilt. In planted the first seeds of various fruits for imports, including grapes. You can stroll around a number of interesting sculptures including the Ore Obelisk and several sculptures of kangaroos. They are located on the corner of Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace.

Russell Square

This park was officially named "Russell Square" from the beginning, in memory of Lord John Russell, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1839, and Prime Minister, 1846-1852. However, from the outset it was known as "Parco dei Sospire - The Park of Sighs". He won this title as it was the favorite meeting place of the Italian community of 'Little Italy'.

In October 1994 works were performed to improve the Russell Square and made several walkways, fences were installed and all the lighting change. The park has become home to some thirty original sculptures, designed and built by local artists Greg and James Drago Dadich. They give life to the place and well worth a look. Russell Square is located in Santiago. Surrounded by Parker, Shenton, and the streets of Aberdeen, in Northbridge.

Wellington Square

This park was originally a swamp. It was drained and settled as public reserve in the 1830s, providing an ideal place to train horses. In 1898, two cricket fields were installed and the floor was authorized to make a cricket field at the park today remains largely a recreational place to spend some quiet time. There remain the Perth Cricket Association. It is located on Wellington Street. Surrounded by Bennett, Wittenoom, and Hill streets, east of Perth.

Mardalup Park

Located at the end of Brown Street East Perth, Mardalup is a park that was created in 1997. For years it was used by Nyungar families as camping. It is on the edge of the river and as the Harold Boas Gardens is a place where many newlyweds will make your photo story.

Victoria Gardens

Victoria Gardens is located in the heart of the elegant villa Claisebrook Cove, which was made in 1996 with a significant contribution of Aboriginal artists. It has stunning views of the river and a high greenery. This park is a short walk from some of the best restaurants in this area

Witeman Park

This is a park northeast of the city of Perth whose main attraction is an old tram traverse the twenties or in a chariot drawn by horses. Alli presents the creations of local artists.

Kings Park

It is located on the outskirts of the city at the western end, is one of the largest parks in the world, surpassing several miles Central Park in New York. It has one of the best views of the city of Perth and the Swan River. Kings Park has a botanical garden with an artificial lake and a mangrove area.

Australians usually go to lunch or eat the park, is an ideal place to spend a day in clean air. From the park you can also see the largest brewery in the city.
The park has a botanical garden with more than 18 hectares, has a collection of 2000 species of Western Australian flora was designed by John Oldham.

Since 1965 is celebrated in the month of September in the Park Festival Kings "Kings Park Festival", there are workshops to arie free, live music and lots of activities for families.

At the highest point of the park is laTorre DNA, built in 1966, is 15 meters high
You can also visit Aboriginal Art Gallery located on Fraser Avenue and could see the works of Aboriginal artists from Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

In the park there are several memorial monuments, one of which is dedicated to the fallen Australian soldiers during World War I and II, on the honor roll this on behalf of all men and women of Australia who died. You can also see another monument to the women who built the colony that later would become the modern Perth.

The Bali Memorial is a monument that is dedicated to the 16 victims of Western Australia, the wounded and those who helped survivors of the terrorist attacks of 12 October 2002 in the resort town of Kuta in Bali Indonesia, where 209 people were killed and 202 injured. Most of the dead were foreign tourists, including 88 Australians.

Museums in Perth

Several buildings are in the Western Australian Museum, are in the center of Perth in William Street, Beaufort, Roe and Fancisco, these buildings are: the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Western Australia Museum, Roe Street Cotage, where the star of the museum collection dedicated to showing the history and lifestyle of the natives of the area of ​​Western Australia, the former prison Perth Old Perth Gaol, built in 1856, Alexander Library, Records Office State and Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA).
Several times a year we bring exhibitions from other museums, the Western Australia Museum and the British Museum have partnered to bring a unique collection of rare objects from 25 October to 5 February 2012. You can visit from 9:30 to 17:00 h. This exhibition features objects from over 54 countries, you can also see the history of many peoples of Australia, tells who they are and where they came from.

Art Gallery Western Australia

The Art Gallery "Art Gallery of Western Australia", founded on July 31, 1895, was opened by Sir Alexander Onslow, occupies an area of ​​three heritage buildings in the south-east of the Perth Cultural Centre. It houses the State Art Collection, which included one of the best collections of Indian art world, pre-eminent collection of art and design in Western Australia and the Australian and international art.

Through the collection, you can enjoy exhibitions offer visitors a unique gallery and exciting experiences of historical and contemporary Australian artists, so we can understand the art world of Western Australia. You can see several programs, exhibitions, collections and events within the State Art Gallery. In the gallery you can enjoy a great art collection of paintings from the State belonging to the 19th and 20th century. You can visit a courtroom with his cell.

Aviation Heritage Museum

In the Aviation Heritage Museum shows the fascinating Australian aviation history and its association with the various wars that were glorious. This museum is one of the most hollywoodiense Perth is in the unit of Bull Creek, was established in the 1950s. It is a property of the Western Division of the Australian RAAF and they are who maintains it.

It began with the exhibition of the historic "Spitfire" years later joining the the "Lancaster Bomber", the two collections came together and formed the beginning of this museum. Almost the entire collection is related to the First and Second World War.

In museum has an area of ​​three thousand square meters, divided into two wings, the north wing and the south wing. The collection includes 32 aircraft and several engines, along with other items such as suits, uniforms, instruments, aerial radio equipment, models, trophies, photographs and other historical items. The museum has a gift shop and a restaurant where you can have coffee.
Address: Bullcreek unit - Bull Creek WA 6149
Hours: Open daily 10 am-4 pm

Old Fire Station

Firefighters in Perth have their own museum, the Old Fire Station, is dedicated to the history of the fire department of the city, you can see the old tools with which they worked and as the years have evolved. These tools are for firefighting and have been preserved for decades. You can also see pictures of how the public service has evolved.

This building was opened in 1901 and continued in operation until 1979. Years later in 1985 reabilitó and opened as Center incendiosy Safety Education as a museum, is housed in the FESA. Designed by Michael Cavanagh is a rustic two-story building, its facade's arches and limestone facade. In 2006 it became the latest works, people with reduced access to visit the facilities to do so.
Address: 18 Phillimore St Fremantle WA 6160, Australia
Phone: (08) 9430 5454

Museum of Childhood

The museum banter is just outside the city of Perth, specifically in the area of ​​Claremont. It is dedicated to the history of childhood in Australia in general, in this collection you can see pictures, a collection of antique toys, utensils that were used in schools and more than 10,000 exhibits.
The museum began as a private collection of John and Mary McKenzie, years later became public, specifically in 1975. The entire collection was acquired by the University of Western Australia Higher Education (renamed Edith Cowan University) in 1982, and since then the Children's Museum has been operating under the mandate of the university.

SciTech Discovery Centre

The SciTech Discovery Centre is one of the first museums in Perth and one of the most visited places by tourists. In the center is the planet from which to study and observe the stars. It is a fun place where adults and children learn through the art, sound, touch and object animation. There are also several animated films are for short periods. It is common to see children from the nearby schools studying the stars, watching the evolution of terrestrial life in recent times.

Transport in Perth

The Transperth consists of buses, trains and ferries. Transperth trains going from the station on Wellington Street Perth, to Fremantle, Armadale, Midland, Thornlie, Clarkson and Currambine from 5:20 to midnight, Monday through Friday, weekends from 2:00 . The MetroRail been operating since 2008 and are about to operate light rail south from Espalanade to Mandurah. The Transperth ferries operate daily in the Swan River from Barrack Street Jetty to Mends Street South Perth on the south shore, every 30 minutes from 6:50 to 19:15, and the town of Fremantle.

Airport

Perth Airport has three terminals, one for international flights and the other for domestic. It is located 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from the city. Next to find several highways airport Great Eastern Highway and Tonkin Highway.

To get into town you can do so via taxi or bus to communicate directly with the urban area.

Bus: Bus No. 37 takes the journey from the airport to Kings Park starting from the domestic terminal. If you have booked a hotel, almost all have shuttle service runs from the terminal to the center of Perth and into the various holes, usually leave 45 minutes after the plane lands.
Taxi stop is the airport exit and usually costs about $ 33 Australian which take you downtown and about $ 50 to Fremantle.