Perth has a few building pushing 40-50 stories. Not the Empire State Building by any means, but the central business district certainly has a real city feel. It's right on the Swan River and bike paths and walking paths are all over the place. The locals say it is very safe as well. If you get shot, you will know (and have screwed) the person pulling the trigger. More to look out for are drunken billigerants that can be triggered into an all out brawl with a poorly placed comment.
I am mostly impressed by the city's parks. The entire riverfront is a linear park. There is also a pedestrian mall right in the center of the city, just off a subway stop. Buses are free inside of the city's "FTZ", free transit zone and usually not that crowded because there are so many of them running. They just added a subway right through the heart of the city and use very simple metro card system that gets you access to the various buses and trains with a simple swipe of a card. I've yet to take a train ride - perhaps on Saturday.
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