Category Archives: R. Doug Wicker

Today we’re visiting a park just west southwest of Perth, called the ‘Pearl of Australia’. Unfortunately, we didn’t get into the city itself, but we did get some great views from an overlook:

This scenic vantage point is quite the place to visit. It is the 900-acre/400.6 hectare Kings Park and Botanical Garden:

The skies this day were quite interesting, with parallel formations of cumulus forming like waves heading into shore:

We were greeted by some friendly fauna, as well:

The gardens here are quite impressive:

Nestled within the garden is a solitary memorial erected in 1920 honoring those of the Jewish faith who lost their lives during The Great War (World War I)

There is however another memorial, much larger. This is the State War Memorial atop Mount Eliza, and it is from here that one enjoys the overlook of Perth and Perth Water (a portion of Swan River). At this site is a 59-foot/18-meter tall Cenotaph:

Affixed to the Cenotaph is the ANZAC Bluff Commemorative Plaque dedicated to the, ” . . .2,500 men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps known as ANZAC, who lost their lives in the Gallipoli campaign of 1915″:

Here there is also a Pool of Reflection centered around a Flame of Remembrance:

I’ll leave you today with one more botanical image: