What can you do in Perth as a tourist? Doing a simple Google search will bring up
a list from TripAdvisor of popular attractions in Perth. The top 3 items on the list can all be found in one place - Kings Park.
You may be thinking
"A park as a tourist spot? Are you serious?" That's what I thought at first, too, but I still wanted to go so I can take photos. We went to Kings Park on a Sunday afternoon because we are a lazy couple and didn't wake up early. Weekends are for sleeping in!
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| The way to the park crosses a highway |
There are many ways to get to Kings Park. You can take the bus, you can drive there, or you can walk. The apartment we're staying in is very near the park so we walked there. The walk to the park wasn't short but it wasn't that long either. For the physically inactive walking there might not be so pleasant so I suggest to take the bus instead.
The road we passed through to get to the park was tortuously uphill but it was worth it. One thing I didn't expect was for the park to be so huge! After going around Jex showed me a map of the park. The area we explored wasn't even close to a quarter of the area of the whole park! Well, we didn't really have a lot of time to go around because it was starting to get dark, but still, damn, the park is huge!
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| Tree-lined main street |
The trees lining the streets are each marked by plaques of the different people who planted them. They were planted in honour of the Australian service men and women who died during World War I and World War II. The specific plaque I took a photo of shows that the tree was planted 84 years ago! Other trees are even older.
The park is just so well maintained and clean. It's impressive considering tons of people visit the park everyday. The grass fields looked so nice and soft that I was tempted to lie down on it in the shade and just fall asleep. But I was there to take photos and lying down on the grass will only get me lots pictures of the sky and the grass.
The park contains a number of memorials, which are worth visiting if you're interested in history.
You can find the Botanic Garden inside the park, which contains thousands of different Western Australia plant species. The Botanic Garden in Kings Park is part of a worldwide network of botanic gardens committed to plant preservation.
If you're not much for plants you can enjoy the view of Perth City and Swan River. Look at that amazing view!
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| Just look at that view |
Have you read
The Little Prince? I haven't. *shame* But I am familiar with this tree from the bits I've read from the book.
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| Hello, baobab tree |
Kings Park has so many open green areas that are just waiting for you to frolic and roll around in.
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| DNA Tower |
The DNA Tower is 15-meter high double helix staircase. DNA. Double Helix. I love it. It's the highest point in Kings Park and gives you a great view of the area around it.
After walking around for a while we stopped to eat our
baon. We enjoyed our food sitting in one of the benches overlooking a grass field with a fountain. There were groups of people sitting on the grass enjoying the cool afternoon, different types of birds walking around, and kids running around and chasing birds.
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| Strolling ducks |
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I was waiting for the ducks to start bothering the couple. They never did.
That would have been interesting |
The sun was starting to set so we headed home, but not before I took some more photos.
Of course, a tourist shot of me is required.
During our walk home I saw a traffic sign, which is now one of my favorite signs.
Below is a map of Kings Park from their
official website. We leisurely walked around the park for an hour and a half and we were able to explore the area I lined with orange. The park is just so ginormous!
