Perth

After lots of research on Perth, we decided there really wasn't much (for us) to do there. Because of this, we limited our time there to 3 nights. We spent our first day exploring the city on foot, the second day visiting the coast, and the third day driving around the city visiting a few outlook points, in addition to heading to Fremantle to visit the prison (the best part of our visit to Perth by the way - they offered a super cool tour).

Perth is known for being the second most isolated capital city in the world (with Honolulu being the most, apparently). Although it has a population of almost 1.7 million, this city felt a tad barren to us. Although we certainly thought there were some pretty parts of the city, it is not one we could ever imagine living in. We did enjoy stopping for lunch at a cafe on the water on our foot tour of the city. We also loved discovering some of the cool European-style laneways and shopping centers.

Lunch on the water

City view from the water

Stroll along the waterfront

Cool laneway with lots of cafes

Bell Tower

Our second day consisted of driving around to some of the main outlook points of the city, as well as heading to the coast to checkout some of the famous Perth beaches we had heard so much about.

Perth skyline

King's Park Outlook and War Memorial

King's Park outlook

Beautiful beach

Day 3 was the coolest of all days in Perth as we visited the Fremantle Prison. This prison is considered a heritage site as it is the most intact of all Australian convict sites. We did the "Doing Time" tour and were able to explore the prison from its convict origins in the 1950's until its closure as a maximum security gaol in 1991. We toured the 4 main cell blocks, prison kitchen, the prison yards, chapel, whipping post, gallows, and solitary cells.
 

Fremantle Prison

Main cell block

Bucket used as toilet until mid-1980's

Standard prison cell