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At a local Hollywood coffee shop, I asked a friend about what there was to do in his native city: Perth, Australia.  He instantly suggested Kings Park.  He compared it to New York’s Central Park.

I went home and took a look online and discovered the park was originally known as Perth Park and opened in 1895.  It was renamed King’s Park in 1901 and eventually the apostrophe just dropped away, leaving us with Kings Park.  Like many places in Australia, the names of the park refer to British royalty.  The park was renamed to honor King Edward the VII’s ascension, as well as a visit that George, the Duke of Cornwall, and Princess Mary made to Perth.  May Drive, a main road in the park, is in honor of the Princess.  The park is actually larger than Central Park, and rests on Mount Eliza’s crest, with a view of the city.  Today, the city has a population of over a million and a half and is the fourth largest city in Australia, lying on the western coast, off the Indian Ocean.

If you ever find yourself enjoying one of Perth hotels Australia offers, then you might want to plan your trip to take advantage of this great park.  During September and October, the park is host to the biggest wildlife exhibition in the country.  In the next few months, you can see lectures by visiting UK scholars and research scientists as well as plays and concerts, such as Peter Pan and Wendy (January); Shakespeare in the Park: The Taming of the Shrew (January and February), and The Beach Boys (February), as well as A Night with Barbara Bonney & WASO (February), and The Panics with WASO (February).

I’ve never really considered a trip to Australia before, but the more Australians I meet, and the more I hear about cities like Perth, the closer I come to making the arrangements.

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