Perth Trip Day 1

So, after three years of not going anywhere, my friend and I decided on a short trip to Perth, Australia to visit another friend who has moved there. He has build a nice, cosy family over there and since that means free accommodation, transportation and guide, we jumped at this opportunity :P

We arrived in Perth early in the morning ~6am. After a short nap in my friend's house, we started on our trip in Perth.

 First stop is the Fremantle market. I did not take any pictures in the market since I was still reeling from the fact I'm overseas (which is the first time without my parents)... so, I only have pictures of buildings. :P Anyhow, the stuff at Fremantle market are super cheap (not converting back to RM). My friend bought 10 koala bear key chains which costs only AUS$2... which means it's 20 cents per keychain! I did not buy it cause keychains are just sooooo common nowadays :P

 Did you know that Burger King in Malaysia is called Hungry Jacks in Australia?

 Fremantle port?

 Some nice table carving at the side of the street

 Can you imagine that this is the traffic near the market on a weekend? It's just amazing! Anywhere in Malaysia, it would be so packed with people and cars that you can't even breathe... and in Australia, there are plenty of legal parking spaces while in Malaysia, you can't even find illegal ones

 Nice window?

 Sample of car park signs. There are car parks for loading zone and car parks for different time zones... and the people actually follow the rules! They even have car parks in which one is supposed to park not more than a certain period of time, for example 1 hour and people really adhere to this rule while Malaysians would have hogged the parking space for the whole day.

 After a nice walk in the market, we went to Cicerello's to have lunch. Apparently, this is one of the most famous restaurant in Fremantle.

 And after you placed your order, you're given a beeper so that you can go back to your place to sit and enjoy the scenery and go to the counter to take the food when the food is ready.

 Cappucino... AUS$4

 Pasta... didn't try so no comment, but the person eating it says it's really nice...

 Chilli mussels... my friend says it's really nice, but I beg to differ... the mussels taste strange and the bread were so hard that it can be described as "throw at a dog and it will die :P)

 Another dish my friend is eating...

 The dish that I ordered... Traditional Fish and Chips... and it's reeeaallly nice... the fish is crispy and soft at the same time (though since it's deep fried, it doesn't have much flavour) and the chips... OMG... the fries are just heavenly... unavailable anywhere in Malaysia... all for AUS$12.95

 And there are a lot of birds around while you enjoy the seaside/port view. Not sure what bird it is... a seagull?

 But if you're not careful, you'd be attacked... like this....

 View of the boats parked at the port

 A really fat bird with a piece of fries which is not afraid of humans...

 Some of the real anchors on display at the roadside... in Malaysia, gone within a day since this metal would be worth real a lot in the black market.

 Next stop, it's Supa Golf!!! It's similiar to real golf, but with oversized golf balls and oversized head...

 Our gears...

 Now you see it....

 Now you don't... a sample of a professional pose... 

 Now you see it...

Now you don't... sample of a not so professional pose...

 Before you know it, it was already dark... actually it was only ~6pm but it's like 8pm in Malaysia... well, it is autumn afterall, so days are becoming shorter. We stopped by this super huge place that sells all types of alcohols and this is what we came up with...

 Super nice chips... must try

 For dinner, we're having bbq... or grilling I supposed...

 Food...

 I'm not sure if it is psychology... or does everything tastes just nicer in Australia... this one seems to taste nicer than the ones found in Malaysia...

 Sausages... done... crunchy on the outside, tasty in the inside....

 What are those?

 Maize lah... not as nice as those in Cameron Highlands without the 'starch'

 Chicken wings...

 Lamb rack...

 Lamb patty...

My friend says this is the nicest beer he has ever drank... I did not try it... but you should take note of this when you're hunting for beer...

And thus, ends our first day in Perth... we did not really do much of anything... but it was supposed to be a leisure trip... I really hate holidays that ended up being even more tired than no holidays... and I had a really good sleep cause the temperature was ~18C which is absolutely fabulous... how I wish Malaysia has this kind of temperature... but then again, it would drive the air-cond makers out of business :P