Perth - Day 1

Back from Perth! My first REAL holiday since 2003, where I did a tour of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney solo. Holidays with family and to shopping destination like Bangkok and Hong Kong does not count!

J came along (he has to be the driver :)), and we had great time! Eating, lazing by the beach, checking out wineries, chasing dolphins...it was the ideal holiday! No shopping, no mad rush, and nice weather with amazing blue skies everyday!

We arrived in Perth at 6 in the morning (yawn!), and S came to pick us up. So the first thing we did was to have breakfast. The Sebel Residence East Perth was where we stayed, and there is a small little cafe called Ba Ba Black Cafe. I thought the name was cute :) And they serve awesome coffee! Check out the Latte Art.

Ham and cheese croissant, presented nicely... A mountain of scrambled eggs on toast...
Cup-o-cinno...
View of the lake from our studio apartment...nice!

We went to Subiaco for a walk after breakfast, and learnt about the different "P's" of parking! "1P" for 1 hour free parking, "2P" for 2 hours, etc. It was something new to us. Wish Singy has this system!

As it was still early, we decided to drive down to Cottlesloe Beach. It was an easy drive - go all the way straight on Marine Drive (or something like that), once you see Eric Street, turn left. Go straight again until you see the shimmering ocean and the endless blue sky!

The fresh sea air is making us hungry. So we went to the Indiana Tea House for the view, as well as for some food.

Garlic prawn...very nice!

There are birds everywhere...can't resist taking these two on top of the car!

After that, we drove back to the apartment and zonked out! Had dinner at the Korean restaurant below the apartment but did not take pictures, cos the lights are too dim. But the food was good! One of the best Korean cuisine I've ever eaten.

Then we turned in early for the night, as we have to wake up early (again!) to go to Rottnest Island. Hurray! More sun, sand and sea...