Woke up around 4.30am, just in time to see Götze's winning goal. Jet lag starting to take its toll on Grit and me, but Hannah and Ruby are sleeping well. Took a ferry across the river to Perth City centre and visited the modern looking Swan Bell Tower. The bells come from St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square, London and the tower was especially designed to allow close up viewing of the bell ringers. We took part in an interactive ringing session, led by the matronly "Auntie Laura", and we all managed to keep our feet on the floor.
After visiting the Western Australia state library, we stumbled on an outdoor ice skating rink, packed with winter-clad skaters circling in front of a giant screen showing Paris in the snow. A reminder that it's mid-winter here and the locals are determined to enjoy it, even if it was 19c and sunny.
Swan Bell Tower
Some amateur campanologist
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