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08/19/25 - Perth Along the Swan

Our recovery continues. We took a longer walk along the Swan River in Perth from the Barrack Street Jetty heading east. It was an easy walk along the river trail. We made it to the new bridges and crossed both of them. We had passed the bridges on our way from the airport to our hotel, so we made them our goal.

We saw some uncooperative black swans on our route. They were asleep on the water, so the photo doesn't do them justice. There were a few other birds and flowers and lots of other people out enjoying the path. The day was sunny, and the river was calm, so it was a good day for a recovery walk.

We were too tired to walk back, so we made our way onto the street grid. It turns out there was a bus station right there, so we boarded the bus heading our way. Buses are free within the central district, but we were a bit out of range. We had to pay. In the old days, one would reach for one's wallet and in the really old days for one's change purse. (Look it up.) Being au courant, we readied our phone, but the driver explained that we had to download the right app. We must have looked panicky, so he waived the fare. He had a bus to drive and likely didn't want to play tech support, and who can blame him. So, thanks to the Perth transit system and our wonderful driver.


Perth downtown

All sorts of things going on in town

Interesting shop windows

Perth is on a resource roll, so there are a lot of new and renovated buildings for lease.

Another interesting shop window - These kinds of stores have been squeezed out in the US.

The spire


The Barrack Street jetty

It looks like a resort town, but some of those are mining company offices.


Uncooperative swans




It's hard to get a good picture of these bridges.


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