8th May, Tue
View taken from my seat-Sun rise
View of Perth from the Jet plane
Landed on this city of light early in the morning. It was freezing cold. Heard that the previous night was only 8 degree Celsius. pheww... My uncle fetched me from the airport and then we went home to drop my stuffs before went to have McD brekky. At first, I still feeling a little tense and anxious cos I have not been meeting my uncle for years. I worried that I might not be able to communicate well with him and family. The tension was gone soon after I started to chat with him. He is a very humorous and friendly senior.
The first day we didn't do much. We went to the city, which made up of 4 main streets, namely Wellington St, Hay St, Murray St and St Georges Terrace. The Hay St and Murray St are the main shopping precinct where shops are dotted alongside the streets. The is one small alley which lead to a mall named London Court. It made me feel like standing in the middle of a London street. The architecture of this small alley is so much similar with those in London. Cool...
London Court
We had Japanese food for lunch. I drank 2 bowls of Miso soup. Oh man! I was craving for it! Hmmm but did not manage to eat my favourite octopus. =( It's alright next time I'll have it.
Swan River
After lunch we continued to walk at the St mall to watch some busking show and also to help digestion. Overeating from the lunch. My Uncle then drove me to a port named Hillary Boat Harbour. It has a resort, some shops and is a harbour for private boats and ships.
At night, I had dinner with the whole family included my cousin sister and her husband at a Chinese restaurant named Happy Meal. Another overeating meal...
9th May, Wed
The second day in Perth. The first destination was Kings Park. It's a park in the city where you can have a good lookout overlooking the city. It's quite similar with Mt coot-tha in Brisbane but the view from Kings Park is more stunning. It is because the Swan river which flowing through the city, that soften down the hardness of the concrete in the heart of the city. This gives the Kings Park's view additional cookie points. I would say It might be one of the few jaw dropping views that I've ever seen.
Humongous Cuckoo Clock on the floor in Kings Park
But I've a hard time walking in the park cos i was wearing my heeled boots. The cold precaution became my nightmare. My feet were so sore but just could not do anything. After Kings Park, we went to Perth Museum and the art gallery. haha...Auntie Dot was amused as she was saying I was one of the few youngsters who like to visit these places. Why not! They are free and in the meantime it's educational activities. Where to find man!
The only photo has me in it of the day-at Kings Park
The time spent in these two places enough to kill the whole afternoon. High tea, dinner and end of the day. My day in Perth was all about 'eat, drink, play and fun'. What a piggy life!...estimating to gain 2 more kg before I go back to Sg. Sian...!!!