Day to Day happenings in my life

Perth

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Welcome to my home town since 1972. Back then it was simply a big country town. Virtually no traffic and the crime rate was almost non existent. Housing was cheap; having emigrated from the UK meant our money doubled overnight. (A pound was worth twice as much as a dollar) We purchased our first home here in Perth for $17,000 and today one can’t purchase a similar home for under a million.
Perth is a busy city now, spreading North to South, mainly sticking close to the coast. We live East of the city in the hill suburbs where we are surrounded by bush and trees.
We live only about thirty kilometres from the CBD. but rarely go there. At Christmas last year for my husband’s eightieth birthday we stayed in a hotel in the city and like a couple of country mice rediscovered our home city. It really is beautiful, the Swan river runs through the city and it’s used each day by commuters going to other side to work by ferry. Skiing is popular as well as rowing, yachting, fishing etc.
The climate is what’s called Mediterranean but is definitely warming. The winter months are very mild and that’s when we get our rainfall, but never enough of it.
Perth is known as the most isolated city in the world and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
We are very lucky to call it home.