Monday, June 27, 2011

Well...who knew.....!!


There I was, trying to find the best angle to take my shot of Ascalon when a man tapped me on the shoulder and said  "do you know where you're standing?', Well yes....!! on the corner of Victoria Ave and St. George's Terrace..!! "Look down" he said, "you're missing something". I can't believe I missed it, there I was standing on Point Zero, which I guess is no big deal, but still kind of interesting. It is the origin point of all distances measured from the city of Perth and consists of a small grey plaque above ground level, which apparently unknown to moi has been there for decades, while the gold lettering on the ground level as been added fairly recently, it does look new and a little bit 'touristy'. It was  deemed 'the spot' in 1925 as it was the site of the first post office in the State. Not quite as exciting as a clue in the Da Vinci Code, but we are talking Perth here.....!!
Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 6:28 AM

17 comments:

  1. JackJune 27, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Well, that was a big moment for you. You wrote your post humorously, but there is pride there, too.

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  2. PerthDailyPhotoJune 27, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Definitely Jack, I do love living in Perth and am always happy to come home after travels.

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  3. AnnJune 27, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    I think its important. Things like this are fascinating (and I walk past them for years without seeing them). I do however, know where "point zero" is in Sydney. Its a bloody great obelisk in Macquarie Place which is hard to miss.

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  4. RandyJune 27, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    I would have missed it if someone hadn't pointed it out.

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  5. Living In Williamsburg VirginiaJune 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    How cool is that? Never say anything like that before.

    Darryl and Ruth :)

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  6. Rae WalterJune 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    That is such a great find Grace. Have a wonderful week.

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  7. Pierre BOYERJune 27, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    It's a such zero point on the "Notre Dame's" place in PARIS...
    Regards,

    Pierre

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  8. BirdmanJune 27, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Funny post.

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  9. UnknownJune 27, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Funny post indeed! :-) And a very cool composition too.

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  10. brattcatJune 27, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    very cool!

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  11. cieldequimperJune 27, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    This reminds me of the first time I stood on the Greenwich Meridian and my Dad explaining all about it!

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  12. SharonJune 27, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    What an interesting find!

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  13. RedPatJune 28, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    Love it - very cool!

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  14. NatJune 28, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    Haha! Just shows we should always remember to look at the ground beneath our feet...

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  15. Red Nomad OZJune 28, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Well, who said it HAD to be as exciting as a DV clue?? That's a great find - I'm so jealous!!

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  16. arabesqueJune 29, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    interesting!
    lucky you!
    i wish we had that point of origin here as well. ^0^

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  17. Genie -- Paris and BeyondJune 29, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Fabulous, mon amie! You know that I always say to "look up" but looking down is important as well. What a wonderful discovery!

    Bises,
    Genie

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