I'd almost forgotten that I was in Perth earlier this week. So much has happened in the days since then. Arriving at my hotel at about 4:30 in the afternoon gave me the opportunity to go for a walk and recover from the flight. I could also take advantage of the afternoon light.
I noticed that Perth city has some lovely old buildings and also facades that have been well-preserved. Here is the St George's portico. It's the original entry to a theatre which was on the site. Of the original building, only the portico remains - now attached to a shiny, modern building. At first I didn't notice the building behind; I thought there was just a portico sitting on the Hay Street footpath.
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St George's Portico
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Shiny modern buildings, when bathed in the right light, often are spectacular with their taking of light and reflections. I just loved this building which looks quite blue and reflects both nature and the old architecture on the opposite side of the street.
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Perth has a lot of public art. It's a great place to just wander around and soak up the atmosphere. I found this sculpture outside the courthouse to be very striking, especially in black and white.
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Court house public art
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Back in Melbourne, I saw the Melbourne Theatre Company Production of "Constellations" on Saturday afternoon. With the Grand Prix also on, St Kilda Road was very busy despite the weather. (Our heatwave is over.) I had half an hour to spare before the show, so I wandered around the shop in the National Gallery of Victoria. I quite like this shot of the pool out the front - love how the water looks.
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NGV, St Kilda Road
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The water wall at the front of the gallery is always wondrous to look at. On the other side of the wall, inside the gallery, a comic lounge has been set up. It's a designated space with black and white mats and cushions and pens and paper to draw a page for a comic book. I took the next two photos of it through the water wall. They remind me of Impressionist paintings.
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Water wall impressions - NGV
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Water wall impressions II - NGV
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