Architecture

Perth’s Skyscrapers, a Flower Pot and a Moment of Magic

by Kathrin_E

A chilly autumn afternoon in a small-town train station somewhere in Germany. I am waiting for my train home, which is once more delayed. I am bored. To pass time I check out the placards on the platforms. Actually I dislike advertising but there is nothing else to do or think about. The huge advertisement of a bank catches my eye. I see the photo of a woman watering a flower pot with a watering-can, but instead of plants there are three skyscrapers growing from the pot. Who invents such a silly picture?

Wait a moment, the skyscrapers look oddly familiar. The designer must have taken into consideration how popular a travel destination Australia is among Germans: These buildings in the photo are, no doubt, three towers from the skyline of Perth, Western Australia.

The grey drizzle vanishes. I recall Perth’s clear blue sky and bright sunlight. Was that a rainbow lorikeet under the platform roof, or just a wet dirty pigeon? Shame there is no one around who might share my excitement.
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