WALKING HOME FROM THE NATIONAL HOTEL

I took a few photos early on Thursday evening when walking home from the National Hotel, along the Cappuccino Strip.

I’d had a few drinks and some nice food at the Nat with my mate Bob, but just liked that slightly sleepy feeling of Freo in the evening.

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WALKING HOME ON FRIDAY NIGHT

Walking home-slightly pissed- from Clancy’s last night around 7.30, I took some photos of Freo on the way.

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FREMANTLE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE ON

The Fremantle Christmas lights along the Cappuccino Strip have been switched on and look lovely, especially with all the fairly lights on the Sail&Anchor balcony.

It is disappointing though that they have not been increased along Market and High Streets, as was flagged last year.

There will be Christmas Carols at Walyalup Koort and movies for the family, but disappointingly no projections on the Townhall this year.

Fremantle Prison will again have the fantastic projections from the first weekend in December.

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QUIET AFTERNOON AT THE CAPPUCCINO STRIP

It has been really good to see so many people in Fremantle during the early days of the week. School holidays have yet again brought many families into the Freo town centre, to the benefit of hospitality venues and retailers.

But yesterday afternoon at 5pm it was quiet on the Cappuccino Strip, allowing people to have peaceful contemplation while having a drink.

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FREO PUB WITH NO BEER

It is a wee bit strange that the Sail&Anchor has extended its alfresco area, but put signs on the tables that there is strictly no alcohol consumption there. I presume that is because the Good Friday serving of alcohol restrictions would be too difficult to police.

Also strange and a bit disappointing is that the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival is mostly on and near the Esplanade park, and not along the Cappuccino Strip today. Maybe the City of Fremantle can’t afford the expensive traffic management?

Anyway, it’s dull and overcast and a bit cool, so come heat up with some fun from midday today! See you somewhere near the Esplanade!

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FREMANTLE PUBS LOOKING FOR PATRONS!

It is a worry that Fremantle was so quiet last evening. I don’t go out often, but when I do it is midweeks and there are always plenty of people around, but last evening was pretty dead.

There were four people in the Old Courthouse when I entered at 5pm and only my mate Bob and two young ladies entered in the next hour.

At the Sail and Anchor it was slightly busier, but just about 20 patrons at 6 pm. From there to Benny’s, which is usually quite packed on a Wednesday night, but there were fewer that twenty people in there as well.

Karl Bullers of the Old Courthouse and National Hotel told me that there had been hardly any people around this week.

So why are people not going out? Is it the fear of Omicron, the slight inconvenience of having to wear a facemask, or have they not been able to download the very cumbersome and frustrating ServiceWA app? Or might it be because holidays are over and kids are back to school?

Our local businesses need our support! Don’t let the fear of Covid stop you from enjoying your life. We can’t put our lives on hold until the coronavirus is gone. It might never be eradicated.

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DO FREO PEOPLE LOVE THEIR MASK?

It is interesting to notice how many people in Fremantle are still wearing a mask on the streets, when it is only mandatory to wear them inside venues. Much better though than highly-infected Sydney where fools ignore the rules and are out in their hundreds without wearing the protective gear. It shows how much more intelligent and caring we here in the wild west are than in the big sophisticated smoke on the east coast. ; >))

Strange though that even our hospitality operators don’t seem to know the rules. The sign above is at the Sail&Anchor, but the mandatory wearing of masks has nothing to do with the pub not being an essential service, and some might argue anyway that they are.

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FREMANTLE TWO WAYS

Discovered this little gem of a reflection during my morning walk today. I love Freo!

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HAVING A QUIET ONE IN FREO

A couple of photos I took on Sunday of people having a quiet drink. Maybe it was not so quiet at the Sail&Anchor because of the busker in front of the Fremantle Markets, but the trio at the Beerpourium appeared to be in deep conversation.

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FREO SUNDAY DURING COVID RESTRICTIONS

 

 

It was still very quiet in Fremantle around midday on this Covid-19 Sunday, but there are more people out and about than three weeks ago, when the pandemic restrictions came into place.

I took these two historic photos around 12 noon of the Henderson Street mall that is normally packed with people visiting the Fremantle Markets, the Sail&Anchor and enjoying the street performers.

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