Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Fremantle encore et fini.. until the next time!



A few last shots from our trip to Fremantle last week. Above the view of High Street looking down from the Round House built in 1830 and the oldest building still standing in WA. High Street is lined with heritage buildings therefore a favourite of mine.. I've lost count of the number of shots I've taken of the blue fishing boats below in fisherman's wharf they are so photogenically impossible to resist :)


The sculpture below, The Jetty, a collaboration between Fremantle sculptors Greg James and Jon Tarry commemorating the early fishermen who worked hard in dangerous conditions, is a huge draw-card for visitors to the harbour..  
 

If you look between the green lighthouse and the signpost you will see the first glimpse of the colossal container ship coming around the corner here... it's actually just another gratuitous lighthouse shot :)


... and to finish, testing the fire hoses off shore.. at least that's my theory and I'm sticking to it :) I'm off to a Fringe World show tonight, "Exposing Edith' .. looking forward to it very much, tell you all about it tomorrow. Have a good Wednesday, take care and stay safe...




32 comments:

  1. That fisherman statue's my favourite among these. I can see why it's a a draw!

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  2. Lovely views...thanks for showing me around

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  3. Such a fascinating street view in the first photo. And the collection of blue boats is most appealing.

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  4. You're making me want to be by the sea, though maybe not in your current temperatures!!! Love the first and third shots in particular and that sculpture is great! It sort of rings a bell actually, where on earth have I seen it before?

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  5. Love the sculpture and the summery shots, Grace! We are up to 0˚C and snow so it is a warmish winter wonderland which will probably be melted by tomorrow night. Strange winter for us.

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  6. *sigh* This looks like a bit of heaven to me, right now. Love the water, blue skies, and the green lighthouse!

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  7. I love the first shot! And all others too ... the water, ships and these sculptures are really gorgeous!

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  8. seagulls seem to fly fish in the basket of the fisherman

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  9. Seems like you have some kind of blue theme goin' on there Grace. :-)

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  10. I love those sculptures. Great set of photos of a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Smashing pictures Grace, the sculpture is wonderful it had me fooled for a second...

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  12. Like a small film! Walking along with G

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  13. Wonderful photos Grace, especially that last one. I also like the way you framed the first one!

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  14. I do love the fisherman statue!!! And all of your pics are superb!! So colorful and beautiful!! Truly breathtaking and you do get better by the day!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

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  15. Aaaahhhh Freo!!!! Got to love it.

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  16. I love pics of boats/ships....I don't know why. I have never been around water much. Maybe that is why I have a a thing for them. Oh, and I love that first shot.

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  17. I love the photo through the arch and the interesting blue ships. The green lighthouse? Not so much.

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  18. Love the four fishing boats all lined up in a row Grace. Very smart with their blue hulls.

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  19. Another series of beautiful shots, Grace, the last one is my favourite !

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  20. That sculpture is so nice, amazing it can stand there on the steps. Have fun in the theatre tonight.

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  21. I am completely fascinated by that street scene in the first photo. What a wonderful street. It's so perfect it looks like a movie set. I also love that statue of fisherman. It looks very realistic.

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  22. The lighthouse and the first photo are my favorites.

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  23. Love Fremantle too, there's so much to capture there. Enjoy your Fringe show Grace.

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  24. i'm always a fan of gratuitous lighthouse shots ;) that's cool, the ship with the big stream of water!

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  25. Remarkable views! That lighthouse is so lovely.

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  26. They are all great photos Grace, but I know what you mean about all those blue fishing boats.

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  27. How could I not have seen the lighthouse?! Crazy!

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  28. That is a super area...so much blue water, so many boats, even a green lighthouse! And I doubt you could take too many photos of it!

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  29. Nice tour in this harbour! Arianna

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  30. I am so jealous of you all. That must have been a fabulous trip. That first picture makes me want to go and walk down that historical street. Glad you took the photos.

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