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| Fremantle Markets |
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| Fremantle City Hall |
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| The Round House |
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| Indian Ocean Sunsets |
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As much as I likes Perth, the city is stayed
in Fremantle, set at the point where the Swan River meets the Indian Ocean, is the highlight of this area. Perth has a very modern look, but Freo (as the Aussies call it) has maintained many of it's colonial era buildings and has a attractive feel and laid back atmosphere about it. I arrived in Fremantle on a Sunday, and they have famous markets on the weekend, but the crowds were so big I wondered if there were any people left anywhere else in Western Australia. The markets were good, but still not like Melbourne's Queen Victoria market. Australia's oldest public building is located in Freo, the Round House, which is right on the Indian Ocean and a great place to watch the sunset from, which I did every night I was there. Fremantle also has other interesting sites, including the Western Australia Maritime Museum and the Old Fremantle Prison. The real charm is in the Esplanade, which has a nice park on one side and some of the best seafood restaurants I have even eaten in. Fremantle is also the gateway for Dolphin and whale watching that takes place about 20 minutes to the south at a city called Rockingham, and Freo is the closest port for boats going to Rottnest Island. |