Beautiful Perth
Well, as expected, we didn't grab as much sleep on the plane as we'd have liked (too hot for me, too uncomfortable for Janet - as you know, it's impossible to stretch much in economy).
So when we got off the plane and then onto our bus shuttle to Fremantle (a suburb of Perth), the first thing Janet suggested we did was head for bed ! By then it was 9:30am but thankfully there is NO time difference between HK and Perth as one flies straight down... After a shower to de-stress and a blanket to snuggle under I was back in dream land in record time. Shows that maybe I need to learn to slow down when I travel alone as I did need that sleep ! We had put our alarm clock to wake us up for 12:30am and we were both fast asleep when it went off. We both could have slept all day I think, but then it would have meant not being tired enough to sleep tonight...
We debated as to what to do next, whether to explore Fremantle or Perth but as Fremantle was pretty 'dead' (hardly any shops opened at all) we soon got on the train to Perth, for a couple of dollars (great value for money) and 30mns later we were in the centre of it all. Perth has got a river that runs through it but it's not very obvious to start with, but once we had found it, it was very scenic. Beautiful blue skies made the scenery quite serene. We found a pretty little walk by a small lake - in the shape of a boomerang and found many cormorans, snake birds and even pelicans on it. It was just lovely to be so close to wildlife already.
We went up the hill top for a view over the city but both agreed that the views by the lake were actually nicer. It has the same 'scenic' quality as Sydney I'd say and lots of great shops, but as today is Sunday, they all closed far too early for us to browse much.
We're now going to head back to Fremantle on the train, grab some dinner and have an early night as we have a 7am wake up call tomorrow to make it across to Rottnest. We have seen many postcards of the quokkas and beaches and they look fabulous - both, the quokkas and the beaches --- amazing crystal clear turquoise waters, just as lovely as on the Reef. Snorkelling will be a must !
The weather here is about 27-29C so very nice indeed. We missed a shower whilst we were sleeping, so, so far we ain't doing 'too badly'... long may it continue !
More tomorrow, if time permits.... moi x
Well, as expected, we didn't grab as much sleep on the plane as we'd have liked (too hot for me, too uncomfortable for Janet - as you know, it's impossible to stretch much in economy).
So when we got off the plane and then onto our bus shuttle to Fremantle (a suburb of Perth), the first thing Janet suggested we did was head for bed ! By then it was 9:30am but thankfully there is NO time difference between HK and Perth as one flies straight down... After a shower to de-stress and a blanket to snuggle under I was back in dream land in record time. Shows that maybe I need to learn to slow down when I travel alone as I did need that sleep ! We had put our alarm clock to wake us up for 12:30am and we were both fast asleep when it went off. We both could have slept all day I think, but then it would have meant not being tired enough to sleep tonight...
We debated as to what to do next, whether to explore Fremantle or Perth but as Fremantle was pretty 'dead' (hardly any shops opened at all) we soon got on the train to Perth, for a couple of dollars (great value for money) and 30mns later we were in the centre of it all. Perth has got a river that runs through it but it's not very obvious to start with, but once we had found it, it was very scenic. Beautiful blue skies made the scenery quite serene. We found a pretty little walk by a small lake - in the shape of a boomerang and found many cormorans, snake birds and even pelicans on it. It was just lovely to be so close to wildlife already.
We went up the hill top for a view over the city but both agreed that the views by the lake were actually nicer. It has the same 'scenic' quality as Sydney I'd say and lots of great shops, but as today is Sunday, they all closed far too early for us to browse much.
We're now going to head back to Fremantle on the train, grab some dinner and have an early night as we have a 7am wake up call tomorrow to make it across to Rottnest. We have seen many postcards of the quokkas and beaches and they look fabulous - both, the quokkas and the beaches --- amazing crystal clear turquoise waters, just as lovely as on the Reef. Snorkelling will be a must !
The weather here is about 27-29C so very nice indeed. We missed a shower whilst we were sleeping, so, so far we ain't doing 'too badly'... long may it continue !
More tomorrow, if time permits.... moi x
posted by Sylvie at 11:17 AM
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