I took this shot from high up in Kings Park, looking straight down onto Riverside Drive and the
Barrack Street Jetty. From this busy jetty you can take a
Captain Cook cruise (worth checking out!) to Fremantle, or upstream to the Swan Valley wine region, actually while researching this I discovered that there are so many fabulous trips to take on this cruiser, the one that caught my eye was the trip from Fremantle up to Perth on Australia Day to watch the Skyshow fireworks from on the river, hmm! I'm definitely going to check that one out for the 26th of this month!! It's also the spot to catch the ferry bus across to South Perth and the Zoo, and for Perthites living south who work in the city to get to work and back. Just off to the left in the shot you can see
the Bell Tower, but that's a whole other story! Surely it can't be Thursday already, where did this week go.....!!
Beautiful place, terrific captures, Grace! Reminds me so much of Seattle's waterfront! Hope your week is going well!
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I see the sign that Perth is booming, you are still building.
ReplyDeleteune ville en evolution, beaucoup de building a cote de la mer
ReplyDeleteGreat shot! Love the skyline.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great view of your beautiful city! If you get on that fireworks cruise, we will be expecting photos! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice skyline panorama.
ReplyDeleteI like the geometry of the buildings and then the plane of water. This week is going by fast, but then it's a 3 day weekend for us in the states so this is good!
ReplyDeletehello what a nice view.
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Beautiful view of this watery area! What really surprised me though is seeing a mountain in the background! I always imagined that Perth was flat!
ReplyDeletelove the 1st pic the best!
ReplyDeleteQuién pudiera hacer ese viaje, 80 días por el universo.
ReplyDeleteSaludos de Isis
Perth seems like a pretty, modern city. Having the ferries in front of those tall buildings adds some life as well as some convenience.
ReplyDeleteDoes the Captain Cook take passengers to the Shire of Kalamunda?
ReplyDeleteNow that would be a fun day. Looks like there is a nice park nearby too.
ReplyDeleteI think if I lived in Perth, I'd never get anything done...I'd be a-cruising!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo and you've made your city very enticing!
LOVE to, Dear!
ReplyDelete(Feeling guilty that Hawaiians killed the great navigator in a scuffle over a "stolen" boat. . .)
Aloha from Waikiki
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Bonza photos. The river and the skyline look so calm and serene :-).
ReplyDeleteI agree Grace, where has the week gone. I guess time flies when you are having fun. Great shots. I like the crispness in the top photograph. All those tiny windows make look a bit like lego land.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics! I've always wanted to do a daily photo blog.
ReplyDeletetu nous invites pour une croisière ?
ReplyDeleteThe view of the city from Kings Park is certainly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's just me but I am not keen on modern city views. There is something either boring or empty about them. I think 'empty heart' sums it up possibly. Increasingly I look to older buildings and only want trendy ones elsewhere, possibly at the seaside where they appear to fit, or just far from me.
ReplyDeleteAge is a terrible thing as you will find when you pass thirty girl.
Agree Grace, amazing how time flies. Great city panorama and interesting comings and goings across the river. Wish though that we were able to have more river transport options.
ReplyDeleteThe people in Boston have mastered the practice of watching fireworks from boats in the Charles River.
ReplyDeleteso many wonderful adventures await.
ReplyDeleteTimes begins to fly faster as you get older. Suddenly, there are all these things you didn't do and now there is very little time to do them. I call it the ball of string. Life is like that. There is an end and a beginning. The vessel is never half full it is always half empty or less than full.
ReplyDeleteHow can anyone miss a cruise with a name like that?
ReplyDeleteTHat's quite a modern skyline next to the jetty.
ReplyDeleteA cruise would be a sure stop along these sights.
ReplyDeleteNice vantage point to take those shots. A cruise would be pretty nice, and think of the great fireworks photos you could get!
ReplyDeleteA cruise?! i'm in!It must be so fantastic to discover australian shores and rivers that way..
ReplyDeleteDas sind Raphael und YvonneJanuary 13, 2012 at 4:38 AM
Ahh, the bell tower! We miss it so much!
ReplyDeleteOur friend in Australia had a boat (so many people have a boat, so strange!) and we could join him on a journey on swann river..
Many greetings
Yvonne & raphael
Wonderful skyline! That cruise to see the fireworks sounds great Grace!
ReplyDeleteLove the city view on top.
ReplyDeleteAlways a fantastic way to see cities by water - ferries!
ReplyDeleteNice shots from up high...
I have a feeling you're going to be taking us all on another interesting tour of Perth soon! Yay!
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