Aussie Adventure

I decided to go on a solo venture into Freo today.  Here are some pictures as a travelogue of the day.

1. On the bus, my camera was acting weird with regards to exposure settings so I mindlessly shot this, hoping it would work and it did.  The smudges are graffiti made by “graffidiots” as Transperth calls them. I like the clouds..

2. This is what most of the market looks like.  Lots of people, small alleyways and people selling pretty much everything you’d ever need.

3. One of the coolest stores sells only recycled things.  Yep, Vinyl Purses.  If only I were a girl.  They also have recycled tire (not tyre you crazy Aussies) wallets and milk carton coin purses.  Vinyl clocks and all sorts of other things.

4.  These are THE coolest thing in the market.  Replica helmets made with real leather!  They’re really awesome and comfortable too.  I totally want one. They say not for safety use, but who cares? I’d wear one of these driving a car and not feel self-conscious at all because I know I’d be the coolest person on the road.

5.  Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

6.  This is the Rock Bagpiper.  There’s this street performer area outside the market and he was playing when I got there.  In my time watching him (and his pretty hot girlfriend hawking his CDs, and telling people about how he was on Australia’s Got Talent) he rocked out everything from AC/DC to The Flintstones theme.  Complete with pelvic thrusting.

7. This is the building the Market is in.  I really love the architecture of it, with the bricks and the tan parts and the columns.  It really gives the appearance of something that’s been there forever.  Which is probably has..

8. Another great architecture/design place.  This is a little shopping plaza in the middle of a block.  Multiple levels and loud colors. It’s a great place to sit with some ice cream and just people-watch.  Lots of cool restaurants upstairs and stores on the bottom. It’s really breezy, cool and kinda funky.

9.  The main drag of Freo. Not a great picture because of the lighting, but it gives you a look at what Freo is like.  Nothing over two or three stories, lots of small business and cool places and bars and restaurants.  Very funky and hip.  It’s a lot like Little Five Points in Atlanta, but not as “out-there”.  Bigger though.  It’s the kinda place that would be really cool to live in just out of college.

Stay tuned for Part 2. Which will appear above this post.  But make sure you read this one first.  The next one will be mostly sunsets, but you’ll just have to deal with it.  I know the four people who actually read this will anyway but still..