Yes. We happily went to Elizabeth Quay. Again. Together.
I hated this!
I do not "hate" Sydney - nice people there! I went by myself, even took public transport, by myself (believe me, it is overwhelming!). Ingo was trying to sell our car in King´s Cross in 1995 and I took a day off.
There was or is a traveler car market there.
Had no clue how to get to Circular Quay and just asked people, got tips where to go and put my paper-map away, cause... just ask the friendly people!!
But... but... I feel more like a "Perthie" and did not see why Perth seemed to want to be as "fancy" as Sydney!
The Bell Tower seemed to disappear!
Once one of THE icons of Perth, standing by itself...
... is now surrounded by high buildings and others steal the show...
Hopefully back soon blogger Grace and I were not a fan of the development!
Aww, well... the things you cannot change you have to embrace, right?
Here you see...
To the end of our holiday lotterywest had another fireworks - as this time I had no spider-bite I could attend!
See here:
That was fun!
Though, to be honest... the LED-light show I liked much better. Environment-friendly and not scary to animals...
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Beautiful photos, dear friend Iris. Hugs 🫂 🤗 and much love to you 💗 💓
Thank you, dear friend Linda - I made my peace with this place :-) Hugs and much love! 🫂 🤗
...it sure is snazzy down under!!!
I think the quay is really beautiful and well designed! I hope you like it a little more -- we all "learn and grow" from each other -- it might even be prettier than Sydney's!
Yes, it is :-)
Yes, I made friends with the place :-)
I love seeing Perth as I have never been there, That installation is really fun! And there's some cool buildings too. Thanks for taking us out viewing. Happy April 2. hugs-Erika
You´re very welcome :-) Since we´re there "so often" most I took pics of was art, though.... Still have to check what Ingo got! It sure is a happy April 2nd - got more flowers And my baking went well! Hugs
Excellent Walk About - Keep On Keeping On
Cheers
I love the photos. Development is inevitable.
I enjoyed the photos Iris-thank you hugs
I like seeing the installations in the city, Iris. It reminds me of when Grace used to post pics from there.
You had me at the CAT bus stop. Look at that big Ink!
I like the modern architecture. Beautiful sculptures, buildings and a pretty swan. Take care, have a great day!
I find the first photo interesting.
Lovely photos but I found the fireworks disappointing. Bright white flares with too much smoke. I remember decades back when fireworks shot into the air and then exploded in wonderful colours and starburst patterns.
All lovely captures 😍
Liebe Iris,
ich kann bei Perth nicht mitreden, da ich noch nie dort war (Edi schon, 1995), aber was ich da so auf den Bildern sehe, gefällt mir eigentlich recht gut. Modern, ja, aber ich fürchte, das wollen sowieso die meisten Städte auf die eine oder andere Weise sein. Manche haben vielleicht eine Altstadt, die sie bewahren, doch rundherum wachsen Glaspaläste, Stahl & Co. In Perth sieht das zumindest ästhetisch aus, was nicht in jeder Stadt gelingt...
Ich mag LED-Lichtshows auch lieber als Feuerwerke - aus denselben Gründen wie du: umweltfreundlich und nicht beängstigend für Tiere...
Du hast in deinem letzten Kommentar bei mir geschrieben "Ach, wenn wir doch dort leben dürften, wo wir wollten! Gibt es rechtliche Einschränkungen? (In Australien ist der Drops gelutscht, wenn man 50 geworden ist)." Ich glaube, in Kanada gibt es keine allzu großen Einschränkungen für unbescholtene Europäer, vor allem, wenn sie entweder einen gefragten Beruf haben oder ein Einkommen / eine Rente aus einem anderen Land erhalten. Aber Vancouver Island wäre uns wohl zu teuer...
Alles Liebe, Traude
Will do - much more to come, Cheers
Yes. I´m OK with it now. And I have 1995-Perth in my heart.
You´re very welcome, Kathy, hugs
Tell her, RedPat!! Maybe she comes back as blogger!
And they are for free, CJ!
Yes, they are beautiful, Eileen. But... it was hard to see the cozy place disappear...
Stylish, huh.
Very true to the fireworks. And the LED show last time was much, much better!
Once you get used to it, yes...
Ach, liebe Traude - und ich habe deinen Edi nicht getroffen?! Na! ;-) 1995 war ich das erste Mal da! Ja, hast du die 4... überschritten, war es das. So einfach ist das. 5+ ist "zu alt". Du hast Geld und kannst dich selbst versorgen? Super, beantrage ein 6-Montas-Visum, kannste verlängern aber alle 2 Jahre musst du für x-Tage raus, dann kannst du wieder ein Visum beantragen.
Dafür muss man dann aber schon echt reich und flug-willig sein.
Kanada wäre mir zu kalt, denke ich... Ach, das liebe Geld...
perth looks like an interesting place with lots to see, have a great weekend.
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