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| Perth Bell Tower |
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| Statue depicting different materials mined in Western Australia. |
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| Symbol of Australia who is not capable of taking a backward step. |
We arrived
in Perth after a 4 hour plane ride from Sydney.
I have always wanted to come to Perth.
It is as far West in Australia as you can get. It was voted as one of the most livable cities
in the world. People call it one of the
most isolated cities in the world; closer to Southeast Asia than any other
major city in Australia. It is a town
built mainly by convicts. At any one
time, in their early history, they would have 20,000 convicts from England
building the harbor and public buildings.
We took a guide tour of the city in the late afternoon and we were
impressed (as we always are with what Australia is doing)…with the spirit of
ongoing development in the western region.
The coal mines and other mines of the region are creating a huge need
for miners…and they are coming. Miners
can make at least $100,000 per year. The
spirit that Australians have for their country is exciting to witness. We see it in so many ways. To give you some idea of what I mean, the
Symbols of Australia are the Kangaroo and Emu.
They were picked because neither animal can step backward.
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