perth australia

no. Stayed in an apt. Spend time in Freeo and go to Rottnest Island. Unmissable.

I wnet recently and agree with the advice of the above poster - I enoyed both of them places very much.

Went to stay with cousin in Perth a few years back. You must try and get down to Margaret River - Amanda Lambs fav place on earth.

MR wonderful. Bit of a drive mind.

Id stay in Fremantle and not Perth, plenty of backpacker places.Capochino Strip a lively place on weekends, Cottosloe Beach nearby, terrific.

Yeah, probably a couple of hours in the car. We stopped off there on our way to a place called Busselton - we were there at the time of the tsunami. There are some amazing caves very close to Margaret River which are well worth a visit.

I stayed in Cottesloe and had a pool with the apt at a very reasonable price. Short bus/train ride to Freeo. Sail and Anchor pub and the bar in the market are worth a visit. Maybe the cannabis store is still open down the strip too ?

im not on good on geography, wheres perth exactly? i know someone in newcastle is it near there?

wow it couldnt be farther away if it tried...right on the other coast. i said i wasnt good on geography!

I think there is a racecourse in Perth

Ascot racecourse is in Perth

Freemantle jail is worth a half day visit ...seriously ..its closed as a prison now but open for tour guided visits,with all the old tales ...
Perth + Freemantle are both great places and Cottsloe beach is halfway beetween the 2 ..
Train fare is cheap ..Perth to Freem ..or Cottesloe...
lots of wine making places down the Swan River ...
And on the Perth waterfront are the old bells from Oranges + Lemons fame ..
They bought them to celebrate Perths 100 year anniversary in 2002 and built a glass bell tower right on the waterfront ...
"Bought" as in they paid for the replacement bells in UK so they could take the old ones to Perth ... :-)

When the weight of the 12 bells of London's St Martin's in the Fields became too heavy for the aging structure of the church it was decided to replace them with a lighter peal. These bells, first cast in the 14th century, together with with 6 more cast especially to add to them, were presented to the City of Perth as a gift .
What to do with them became the next question. After many years, and much debate, a bell tower was commissioned to be placed by the Swan River. The finished tower, with its copper sails reminiscent of the yachts that sail here ( and the passion for yachting of the Premier of the time) and needle-like spire of green glass, allows the bells to be rung from a single platform -something they could never do in their old home in London.

The tower is open to visitors daily, with demonstrations of the technique of ringing (single bell) given on Wednesday and Friday -11.30 -12.30. The admission of $6 includes entry to an historical collection of bells, precision timepieces and optical instruments.

all australians are ***** except kylie

She said to tell you "Foxtrot Oxo " gravy ...

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or "Fraybentos Oxo " :D

go to freemantle tourist office on line and rent an apartment , end of fred

Loved Freemantle, ended up staying for an eternity there. Good hostels there too, one is in an old fire station.

They also have an excellent aussie rules team in Freemantle, be sure to catch a game.

Chicken Shack, don't go in February it will be freezing. Wait until the summer and go July/August time when you will get better weather.

You will probably have much more fun in Fremantle than in Perth.

Fremantle is great......Margaret River and Busselton well worth a few days as well.

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many thanks to you all.never said at start was going there for george michael concert cos knew i would have been ripped.again many thanks for the help and tips.