More sightseeing today!  The morning is spent in Fremantle, an old town, just south of Perth and on the coastline.  It is home to Fremantle Prison, a 200 hundred year old high security prison, in operation until 1991 and the site of 44 executions.  Also, apparently haunted!  After a quick stop on "Cappacino strip", I jump on a train to Hiliaries, a marina town north of Perth.  Here I visit Western Australia's Aquarium f...

My first postcard from Australia!  Settled into Perth quite nicely.  My youth hostel is great with a pool, bar and spacious dorms and only a 10 minute walk to the city centre.  The weather is slightly disappointing as it is overcast and very windy but I hear it is quite a different story as you head eastwards.  So far I have wondered around the city centre, taking full advantage of the free transport system that they have here and vi...