FREMANTLE WALKABOUT

So today I thought I would sit outside to write the blog.  What a beautiful morning sitting on Di’s verandah looking out on her garden.  The hibiscus is throwing out daily blooms and the colour is my favourite for a plant – peachy pink.  The scent of the brunfelsia is so beautiful morning right through to night.  It has a three day bloom which is blue on the first day, second day it fades to mauve and on the third day shows as white.  So with coffee in hand, sounds, smells and my computer at the ready, I am off.

We had a lovely walkabout in Fremantle (notice I am correctly spelling Fremantle – only 1 e…well actually 2 e’s but not the 3 I was previously using).  Weather continues to cooperate and we had fun poking in and out of the shops.  People are very approachable, helpful and friendly proffering wonderful smiles.  We went on the free CAT bus that stops at interesting places, runs by every 5 minutes and is free!  Wonderful service!  We stopped at a Coles, not a book store here, but a grocery store and picked up supplies so that Laureen and I can make a few dinners for us. 

Around Fremantle, there are lots of murals – all very different from each another.  I really enjoy seeking them out and taking pictures.  You never have to go off the beaten path, perhaps down an alley, but they are everywhere.  Some are hard to photograph i.e., the octopus.  I got his middle, but am missing the tentacles on each side as it is on a wall in the middle of a roundabout.  There was a lovely intricate mural on the outside of a coffee shop – that is proving to be one of my favourites.

The architecture is old – using lots of brick and limestone dating back to 1829.  The buildings have been loving restored to the quaint and lovely city that is Fremantle today.  The downtown area is vibrant with lots of coffee shops, restaurants and people strolling about – not like our downtown area midweek where people are busy rushing about. 

So that was our day in the city.  What a great place to be!