Somewhere Else

This morning we saw a rare sight while walking on Monument Hill in Mosman Park. To the south we could see the port of Fremantle, with the Queen Mary 2 just docking. In fact “rare sight” is a bit of an understatement – this is the largest passenger liner that has ever visited Fremantle. So it was a historic sight.

QM2 is the second largest passenger liner ever built. It weighs over 150,000 tonnes, is 345m long and towers 65m above water level. Writers struggle to find comparisons which illustrate just how big this floating city is – three times as big as the Titanic; longer than the height of the Eiffel tower; two thirds the length of Sydney Harbour Bridge, etc. We will just point out that the “little” building to the right of the ship in the photo above is actually about 9 storeys high.

Today there will be various events in Fremantle to celebrate the visit of the QM2. If you’re in Perth today, you know where to go.