Australia Day in Perth by Jack

Today in Perth, we climbed up Jacob's ladder which is a 300 step staircase that rises up a cliff face to a park called King's Park that overlooks Perth City and the Swan River. Up there, people were setting up for the Australia Day celebrations and fireworks later that night. We saw the 21 gun salute performed by the army with cannons. There was a lot of smoke from gun powder and they gave us earplugs because the noise was so loud. They did the 21 gun salute in memory of the fallen soldiers that protected our great country. After that we played a game of cricket. It was QLD V's WA, and you wouldn't believe it, the Victorians won!!!:)