We are now camped at Coogee Beach right on the seafront. Fremantle is a very quaint place, a great many of the old buildings have been retained and the majority of the facades creating a nice ambience to the CBD. The weekend markets were packed out and buskers kept us well entertained.
Fremantle have a free hop and off bus service which enables you to get about quite easily. There are many imposing older buildings still standing in the suburbs, the prison being one. We did the tour of the prison but have to say the tour itself left a bit to be desired compared with say Dubbo Jail or Port Arthur, far too controlled.
The Maritime museum is brilliant, there are several displays of various shipwrecks in the area. The one of the Batavia is especially good with part of the hull on show, this wood had been in the ocean for 354 years. The archway shown in the photo was part of its cargo.
The Roundhouse is the first building built in WA. It was built as a prison for local felons not for convicts.
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