The American Gals (Kate and Elizabeth) and I ventured out to Kings Park, a botanical garden in Perth. Turns out Kings Park is one of the larger botanical gardens within city limits.
In the middle of the crest is a flower called the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw, the declared flower of Western Australia.
On the bus ride over we met a neat older lady with some of the coolest earrings, who works at the botanic gardens on the east side of Aussie and just "had to" travel over to Perth to check out the competition (smile).
As soon as you hop off the bus you get a glorious view of Perth (above)
and
of this massive tree (below)! The roots alone could have swallowed me whole.
The park is home to many World War One and World War Two memorials including:
this wishing well (all proceeds go to the Rotary club)
the woman's fountain (signifying the hardship of maintaining the home front and serving as nurses)
and monuments to the military such as this one with the navy's emblem on the left (note: the flags proudly waving). Another monument (not pictured) was to honor the firefighters "who run into a fire when everyone else is running out." And there were also trees lining walkways with dedication tags from parents who had lost a son.
Below are some fun plants :
the woman's fountain (signifying the hardship of maintaining the home front and serving as nurses)
Hidden off the beaten path was the DNA tower! 202 steps intertwining to form a double helix.
Rumor has it that you can see Rottnest island (no worries, I plan to venture there one day so more information to come) from the top...
So we climb and....
dunanannanan!
So we climb and....
dunanannanan!
The view from the top. No such view of Rottnest Island can be found.
Trees need to be trimmed. Bummer!
Trees need to be trimmed. Bummer!
Below are some fun plants :
I hope to have a post just dedicated to native plants so hold out until then!
Being studious girls, we found some shade to get some reading in before our classes the next day.
And on our way out we stopped by the gift store, and like all botanic gardens I have visited found some really neat things!
I can't tell too much though since some are gifts for back home!
Always in for a day at the park,
Becca
2 comments:
Australia looks absolutely gorgeous!!! And you do as well :) The tan looks nice. You're such a photographer too! Keep us all informed, I love hearing about it.
Lots of love!
Sooo jealous! Looks awesome. I want a DNA tower!! I'm pretty sure everyone in my biochem class would be jealous that you got to see something that fun/random. =) (Well fun for us. hehe)
<3 ya!
Ash
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