Swan Bells Perth

On the Road Again this time to Perth, unfortunately our last destination before flying home. First stop is Kings Park Botanical Gardens, approx 30 minute drive. Kings Park (over 1000 acres) is the largest Botanical Gardens in the world (even larger than New York Central Park) and looks over the Swan River and Perth. Absolutely beautiful views, the …

Day 3 basically we took a train ride to the King's park.

Now i really wonder how we managed to ride and find the way on our own.

Guess that's the fun of traveling without tour guide!

King's park is really beautiful with all the greens.

The weather is just nice too. though sunny but we didnt sweat a bit!
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So, Perth. The wonderful city of Perth. A couple months ago if you asked me if I wanted to go to Perth I probably would have said "yeah, maybe as a pass through kind of town" but today I couldn't imagine not coming here. I love it. It's got that small town feel with all the convenience of a city.

I'm staying at Bambu Backpackers in …

So, about halfway through the flight, a stewardess woke me up so I could fill in an immigration form. Honestly, I really don't understand why you would have to fill those in, since they check you when you pass through immigration as well.. I guess they have their reasons. As I looked out of the window, I could see Perth pass below. It looked huge, …

We had planned well for this trip. We really try hard to avoid big cities with the caravan, but some things cannot be avoided. We chose a Sunday morning to quietly slip into Perth and the plan worked. With pretty decent roads and most people relaxing at home or in church, we had a fantastic run to Karrinyup Waters tourist resort. Again, we fluked …

We settled back in to the Mountway Apartments and did our Christmas shop in 40 degree heat. It was very strange to see a small choral group singing Christmas carols in shorts and t-shirts with reindeer antlers! One thing we cannot say about Perth is that its Christmas decorations were amazing... in all honesty we struggled to find any! We ate …

... occasion a local little league baseball tournament. On the edge of the Swan River and dominating Perths waterfront are the Swan Bells which include the twelve royal bells of St Martin-in-the-Fields originating in London's Trafalgar Square, donated to ...

... and headed for the Swan River where an Asian Festival celebrating Buddha was in full swing next door to Perth's newest landmark, the Swan Bells Millennium Tower, a curvy, pointy, curvaceous pointitude of glass and metal which houses the twelve bells of ...

... the skyline and the Swan River, we milled around for a while up there, before heading back into the city and visiting the modern swan bells building, we went to the highest point we could at the tower and then Donna (she knows me so well even after all ...

... see a bit more of Perth in our last two days here. On good advice, we walked down to the Barrack Street Jetty past the Swan Bells Tower (some of the bells coming from St Martins-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square) and took the ferry across the Swan ...

... from the driver.  It was really good and we did the whole tour over the course of the day.  We stopped off at the Swan Bells Tower where they have the bells from Saint Martin's in the Field church in London and we had a go at chiming ...

... the ferry for the trip back to Perth. We had a nice lunch on the ship, and enjoyed the scenery. Back in Perth, we took a tour of the Swan Bells Tower (www.swanbells.com.au), which has several very old bells donated to the city by England. After that, ...

... to Perth. They had a wine tasting and lunch during this leg of the trip. Once we arrived back to Perth we visited the Bell Tower which houses the Swan Bells. The Swan Bells include the twelve bells of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, which have existed from ...

... to the Swan River and clocked (pun intended) Perth's most famous landmark (apparently). It just so happens that the notorious Swan Bells were stolen from St-Martins-in-the-Field Church, London. Alright then, apparently they were donated. Those wacky old ...

... it's like a tall glass building with a spire and has a winding staircase inside that you can see from the outside. Just behind the Swan Bells tower was the river. As it was 9.30 am ish, people were busy queuing for tickets for the cruises down the river ...

... the most amazing sunset, so clear, the colours in the sky were so beautiful! We spent a day exploring Perth city centre including the famous Swan bells, taking a cruise on the swan river with captain cook cruises, buying some warm clothes and enjoying ...