's We did it! In the late afternoon of 15.12.2008, we arrive in the big city Perth. Highly concentrated, we control our Land Cruiser in the suburban bustle of the paved paths. A little bit of getting used to is necessary to find one with all the countless signs, traffic lights, entrances, exits and intersections deal. The card-reading lady in the passenger seat makes their cause extremely professional and as we drive back and forth through the four-lane freeways and high into the heart of Perth. Over the shimmering blue light in the evening Swan River, past the glass facades of the few high-rises, casting an attractive and impressive skyline. And we were right with our gypsy shop there. A bit bizarre, it seems to us already, we and the rustic four-wheel camper in abgelatschten and dusty travel clothes in the middle of the fine city! :-)
first time we drive to Pelican Point, a location just outside the city location, right on the Swan River - a venue for wind and kite surfers - with garden areas and barbecue sites. A place where you spend the night in a parking lot directly on the water could, as we have insider can know. We inspect the locality and realize that the place is really suitable for overnight stays. In the city itself, there is no obvious way campsites. In order to always avoid long travel distances and time-consuming and inconvenient public transport links, we look for possible central accommodation places.
first time we arrived approved a beer after work and advise what you intend to start with an evening off yet. a) Again go into town, a little taste of "Arrive air" and what little food or b) save to the great moment for the next morning? As fellow hunger makes slow and wide The evening sun impressively illuminates the skyline, we decide to variant a.
We gondolas midst of the financial district - where the business towers show the sky - to our base set on a parking lot and wonder how the skyscrapers reach into the cloudless night sky, surrounded of clean, spacious green areas at the end adjacent to the wide Swan River. The pictures do not lie: really a dream setting for a big city. A short photo session is inevitable. We then marched through the city, towards "North Bridge", so also is the name of the central district, where Restaurant miles, smoky pubs Trendy bars, discos and loud placed next infamous nightclubs. First, we pass through the museum district, where a straight open-air exhibition featuring images of known natural wonders of our planet shown. A truly impressive, walk before we make in front of a beautiful Greek restaurant and hold the charm of the friendly succumb to the arts of his house advertising patrons.
After a really flawless dinner - it was delicious! - We stroll through the decorated with Christmas decor - shopping streets of Perth back to our car - now extinct. Car, it's all in there yet and we feel strengthened in our positive feeling that you have to do here comparatively little concerned about his belongings.
The following is a goal-oriented night trip to the "Mill Point. From here you have a great view over a narrow point, it lit Swan River on the city. We want to let the pictures speak. And since this Mill Point is a quiet and framed by a green area parking lot, we decide to put us to bed before the lights of the skyline. :-)
The next day is "inspection of the shopping malls" in the program. The possibilities are almost endless and it is wonderful to stroll the car-free urban areas, with street artists, musicians, trendy shops and department stores and a seemingly endless number of street cafés and snack bars.
early in the afternoon, the shopping-lust satisfied and it is of interests broad, yet to move on a corner, the Kings Park A large park situated in the city, slightly elevated location, nestling around a hill relax with ample opportunities to jog, to enjoy the botanical garden and let your mind wander. The green lung of Perth, from the highest point spread is really a breathtaking panorama of the city.
We have often heard that there is hardly so large and cosmopolitan city where you can move in such a relaxed and ungestresst. This view, we can agree with our experience in the luggage without reservation. Tidy shows but not sterile, trendy but not pretentious, busy but not stressful, relaxed and extremely green in Perth. Although there is much traffic, we have never experienced chaos, the traffic rolling on the wide sweeping easily access and departure. And all that lies between the blue arms of the Swan River, located on the banks of the chic residential areas. And show the people give themselves easy, helpful and know they have struck it well. Not the last place where you could stay!
After a relaxing night, spent time at Pelican Point, we do now, now of 17.12. Which is close to the City beaches go. Half a day we relax at the Cottesloe Beach and fun for even the lively beach life of the city youth. Negative point: lots of wind and a lot of waste. Generally you have to admit that Mr and Mrs Aussie kutschieren very careless with their garbage, and this phenomenon is evident with increasing density of the population! Too bad, too bad!
day after, we roll westward, to where the Swan River flows into the Indian Ocean, where there is Fremantle. A historic port city with its own character, with beautifully restored colonial buildings. A very peaceful and relaxed atmosphere is based on Fremantle, all in Walking near distance. In the evening we meet again Katja and Lori, we have met on the Ningaloo Reef in the Cape Range National Park. After a hearty drink, be appointed at the Italian pasta in all variations. Then allowed to end the day in a moist-happy nature - really comfortable and wonderfully simple.
was built in Fremantle one of the oldest prisons in Australia. When the British began with the colonization of the western continent, was to build the infrastructure required the labor of convicts. To the 1850's British prisoners were taken to Fremantle. This had the first time their "own property" to build, the Fremantle Prison, which is home to 1991 inmates has. In the meantime you can visit the prison with guided tours, which screened at really impressive is that times have prevailed then and as it was 150 years in prison and has gone forth. Not really comfortable. During a 2-hour tour of the Fremantle Prison, we allow ourselves that time out of prison life before your eyes - horrible!
Meanwhile, the calendar shows the 21.12.2008 and it is already the 6th Day when we are in the area of Perth and Fremantle. We would love to stay longer, and again drove into the city. There is still a very long way to Cairns before us and since we took our time so far - and that was really terrific! - We decide to drive on further southwest in the wine region Margaret River.
between our starting point in the tropical north of Darwin and Perth in the temperate southwest lie - if you consider the shortest distance - 4,000 KM. A distance as from Madrid to Moscow and from Iceland to Istanbul. All call outs and to explore all visited national parks added we have traveled so far just under 8,000 kms. So back to Moscow from Madrid or from Istanbul back to the north Iceland. We are pleased to present Span days and traveled to be incident free. Our base, the Toyota Land Cruiser, which had 252,000 KM good for travel starting on the Tachouhr notices. We know we have not spared you, rivers, water crossings and over sand dunes tortured, chased up over hundreds of miles sometimes hard washboard trails, in the heat and dust, sand and dirt. Everything he has had to endure without grumbling today about himself. Just a little strange and unpleasant phenomenon is noticeable. Whenever the engine is hot after long trips and you must stop before the traffic lights, then it stinks in the outer air vents beastly rotten eggs. A not very subtle nature of our reliable companion. A presumption makes it into our heads, however, broad and wide: if there are everywhere in the air ducts remains of a sinister stowaway, now wither slowly in front of him? Perhaps we will learn even's, and we have certainly not yet revealed the secret.
hope you all had a Merry Christmas. We had it, totally different from home, but no less "romantic". In the next episode's is how it was. So long and cordial greetings to our loyal blog readers!
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