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My
Cities
Travel Theme
for this week.
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Femantle and Perth are my featured cities for this week’s challenge.
The Bakehouse in the main Street of Fremantle…
was doing a thriving trade the day we visited.
Like many coastal cities Fremantle is a combination of the original and modern building.
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Not as old as buildings in other countries I have visited…
however, considering Fremantle was settled around 1829 it is one of our older buildings.
Back in Perth…
the new surrounds the old.
Inside this thoroughly modern exterior is a relatively old Bell Tower which has now become a must see when in Perth.
Perth skyline
and again.
With capacity of just under 15,000, the Perth Arena is home to the Perth Wildcats, basketball team, and home for many other cultural events in Perth.
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Where’s My Backpack?: Travel Theme: Cities
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WoollyMuses 
Thanks for taking us to Fremantle and Perth! Never been before. I enjoyed the sights. 🙂
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I could easily go back for a few weeks…to find relative and just have a look around.
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Really diverse gallery ! I love it !
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Great photos for this challenge. 😀
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(1) I was born and grew up in Perth
(2) My first job out of school was in Fremantle
😀
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Do you know Kings College in Perth? MGW’s grandfather purchased the 110 acres of land and established the school. I would like to spend more time there as there is quite a portion of the family tree in Perth. Never met them. Would be nice to say hello. And Freo….what a great place to work.
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It was a very different place back then, Woolly – to my mind, nicer. But there you go. 🙂
And no, I know nothing of that college: not only is it down near Kwinana, but it wasn’t set up till the mid ’80s – well after I’d left Perth.
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Not sure of anything M.R., my understanding was that s school was established long, long before MGW and I met MGW. In fact the family moved to Geelong before in pre fifties. Must check!
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Thanks for linking to my post!
Love your photo of the old church(?) nestled in with the modern buildings. In Boston there’s an old town hall building stuck in with newer highrises. Really awesome to see.
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Boston is a place I would like to visit. Not sure if that will ever happen though. It is portrayed as a nice city, a combination of old and new, in movies, boooks and television shows.
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Some really great architecture in these cities, WM. My dad was keen to emigrate to Perth when I was a teenager, but nothing came of it. 😦
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It’s known as one of the best cities in Australia because it is, or was, smaller than than east coast cities.
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I love the photo of the old church sandwiched between the moder skyscrapers! Thank you so much for including my take on cities in Athens. Much appreciated!
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Definitely a lot of the old and new
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