• Karen HechingerAustralia 2025Traveler
    The train system in Perth is excellent - clean, easy to use, & staff available to help
    Got the place to ourselves!Easy half mile walk through an active night scene to our hostel...Our home for the next 3 nightsOn the way to our roomA delightful view of the prison wall from our patioOne more prisonerFreo - nickname for FremantleGrabbing coffee - loads of coffee shops aroundWe wandered into the Oval to catch the end of an Australian Rules Football matchOff to the weekend marketsBurfi is an Indian fudge-like sweet. Gulab is a fried dumpling soaked in sugar +. No thanks.We could not tell what this was. But it says gluten free, so I'm sure its good for usMarketing ploy?Dingo flour is.......just regular flour.

    18. Fremantle & the markets

    September 13 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 63 °F

    We flew without ado from Boome to Perth. Well, maybe there was a little ado.

    At the airport we discovered Mike left his jacket back with our friends staying at a hostel. We checked our bags, and had 30 minutes till boarding. The hostel was less than a mile away, so Mike called someone to grab the jacket & start walking it to the airport, while he started running towards them to collect it. You can't make this stuff up! Yes, he arrived back at the airport (winded & sweaty) in plenty of time for the flight. Haha.

    Arriving at Perth airport we easily tracked down the train to Fremantle (1 hr train ride) where we would be staying at Fremantle Prison YHA. Our trip went smoothly. The town was definitely hopping on a Saturday night as we walked the additional half mile to the hostel.

    Sunday morning we checked out the local weekend market before our afternoon prison tour.    Read more