The sky was a cloudy blue, and the weather was unseasonally cool and mild for summer in the week that we were there.
Jacaranda trees were in full bloom...
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7809/46509062121_015e8363b5_b.jpg)
We decided to take a quick orientation stroll through the city before driving out to Margaret River.
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/46457168842_fa6f8a5b0a_b.jpg)
Perth these days is a lot busier than it was 10 or 15 years ago, but the whole city still had a relaxed, unhurried vibe about it...
The city centre had several tree-lined pedestrian-only shopping streets...
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7841/46509060871_7fcf312e76_b.jpg)
The were the obligatory streets lined with luxury boutiques, but we gave those a miss...that wasn't why we were here...
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7899/46457168132_b5e835704e_b.jpg)
The city skyline...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4898/46457166132_e21e3a75c6_b.jpg)
...and bustling business district...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4824/31569116387_909a57e007_b.jpg)
Perth city is located along the banks of the Swan River...walking along the river was very pleasant...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4826/31569115397_0c8cefe87c_b.jpg)
Not far from the CBD, a must-go landmark was Kings Park and Botanic Garden, a large park on a hill overlooking Perth and the Swan River...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4879/31569114767_8e3b0f633a_b.jpg)
While Perth was a very walkable city, there were other ways to get around as well...
There was an open-top tourist bus...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4893/46457165482_89f1488fbc_b.jpg)
...and a Segway tour, with everyone on the tour properly kitted out in helmets and high-vis...(They take safety very seriously in Australia...)..
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4846/46457164712_f5619fd500_b.jpg)
Perth was also a very cyclist-friendly city, with bike lanes everywhere...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4847/46457167312_c00413f48e_b.jpg)
...and even a high tech counter tracking bike use in the city...
Jacaranda trees were in full bloom...
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7809/46509062121_015e8363b5_b.jpg)
We decided to take a quick orientation stroll through the city before driving out to Margaret River.
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/46457168842_fa6f8a5b0a_b.jpg)
Perth these days is a lot busier than it was 10 or 15 years ago, but the whole city still had a relaxed, unhurried vibe about it...
The city centre had several tree-lined pedestrian-only shopping streets...
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7841/46509060871_7fcf312e76_b.jpg)
The were the obligatory streets lined with luxury boutiques, but we gave those a miss...that wasn't why we were here...
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7899/46457168132_b5e835704e_b.jpg)
The city skyline...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4898/46457166132_e21e3a75c6_b.jpg)
...and bustling business district...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4824/31569116387_909a57e007_b.jpg)
Perth city is located along the banks of the Swan River...walking along the river was very pleasant...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4826/31569115397_0c8cefe87c_b.jpg)
Not far from the CBD, a must-go landmark was Kings Park and Botanic Garden, a large park on a hill overlooking Perth and the Swan River...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4879/31569114767_8e3b0f633a_b.jpg)
While Perth was a very walkable city, there were other ways to get around as well...
There was an open-top tourist bus...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4893/46457165482_89f1488fbc_b.jpg)
...and a Segway tour, with everyone on the tour properly kitted out in helmets and high-vis...(They take safety very seriously in Australia...)..
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4846/46457164712_f5619fd500_b.jpg)
Perth was also a very cyclist-friendly city, with bike lanes everywhere...
![](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4847/46457167312_c00413f48e_b.jpg)
...and even a high tech counter tracking bike use in the city...
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7857/46457166572_80d985ee36_b.jpg)
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