King's Park

   Last Sunday, a few members of the Priceless DTS and I explored King's Park, which is famous for being one of the largest inter-city parks in the world. We started out at Jacob's Ladder, which is a set of just under 300 steps that climbs 43 meters from Mounts Bay Road to Cliff Street. Although you're sweaty and winded by the time you reach the top, the views of Perth's business district and the Swan River make the climb worth it.

 Afterwards, we trekked across the park to Synergy Parkland, which is one of two children's park's within King's park. Seeing the kids playing on the island and climbing on the life-sized dinosaurs made us all wish we were 5 again.

   Dinner was calling our name, so we walked back across the park, stopping to climb the DNA tower, a 101 step spiral staircase that looks just like, you guessed it, the deoxyribonucleic acid molecule. The tower is 15 meters high, which was just enough to make me feel a little shaky standing at the top. The shakiness hit me again when we crossed a bridge that overlooked the river, but I did brace myself long enough to snap a picture.

   All in all, I would suggest a trip to King's Park as a beautiful way to find a little bit of greenery in the midst of an urban jungle.  But don't forget to watch out for snakes!