So here it is! We went Perth again!
The Planning
We didn't plan this time. It was a free and easy. It was a short trip.
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Looking back at our previous Perth trip in 2014,
My Perth Trip Day 1
My Perth Trip Day 2
My Perth Trip Day 3 & 4
My Perth Trip Day 5 & 6
Setting Off
Day 1
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| Scooting off |
Scoot has been a pleasant experience so far, so we decided to go with Scoot again this time. The timing was pretty good too. Our flight was in the mid day so I can wake up late and slowly make my way to the airport.
This is the first time we tried airbnb. Booked a house at Subiaco. The house was pretty decent. Pictures speak a thousand words.
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| The house (check out the dog statue at the top of the house) |
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| The entrance |
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| The exterior |
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| Level 1 corridor |
After we get ourselves settled down, it was about 2100hr. It isn't that late in Singapore right? But almost all the shops were closed already. I just suggested to go Northbridge because that was the place I am pretty sure there will be food to eat still. So we ended up at U & I Pho shop at Northbridge
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| U & I Pho |
To be honest, the food there is very expensive.
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| Beef Pho |
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| Fried Rice |
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| Fresh Spring Roll |
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| Calamari |
The most expensive dish was the Calamari. It cost AUD7.50 and I expected it to be a basket of them. Guess what, it's only 4 rings. That basically means each ring cost me almost AUD2.00. I have learned that eating Asian food in a western land will cost you a lot, so just eat fish & chips.
After dinner, we just pop by a 24hr convenient store to top up some necessity before going back.
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| 24hr convenient store |
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A summary of what we bought.
*The alcohol was from the airport* |
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| Cheers to holiday in Perth! |
Day 2
CT arrived in the morning of Day 2, so I woke up early to pick her up.
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| Sunrise |
And she brought me to watch sunrise. Don't ask me where this place is. I don't know, I just followed her direction and drive.
Headed back to the house and fetched the remaining people for breakfast at Toast.
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| Toast |
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| The counter |
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| A group photo of all of us |
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| Eggs Norwegian (AUD18.50) |
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| Ham, Cheese and Mushroom Crepe (AUD15.90) |
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| Smoked Chorizo (AUD23.90) |
It was Swan Valley day (
check out my last visit to Swan Valley), so we headed there straight away after breakfast. I will just touch on NEW places that I have not been last year to make things easier.
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| The Magaret River Chocolate Company |
We heard a lot about how good Lancaster was, so we decided to stop by to have a look.
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| Lancaster |
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| Grape field |
I think this year the season was delayed. The grape plant were still very bare compared to last year, so the view was not as nice.
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| Jump shot |
But, at least the scenery as a whole was good for some jump shot!
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| Wine tasting |
The wine here was pretty decent, I liked all of them. The price was good too. I was so tempted to buy it, but... Remember we had like 3 champagne and 2 red wine waiting at home? So I didn't get it in the end.
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| Windarra Honey |
We didn't stop at any honey store last year so we stopped over Windarra Honey to check out what they have to offer.
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| Honey |
I am not an expert in honey, and I got no interest in honey, so I just looked around and left. It was just a small shop. I was expecting to see bee farm with lots of bees, but none in sight.
Forget about the honey, we were all looking forward to lunch because we were going to Duckstein Brewery!
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| Duckstein Brewery |
This place is a beer brewery, so beer is a must right?
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| Sample Paddle (AUD12.00) |
We were driving, so just a beer sampler was good enough. Fresh beer is always good. I just love it. You ought to try their Tasting Plate too. It was so good.
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| Tasting Plate (AUD49.00) |
The girls love the cheesy mushroom and I love the sausage. Nobody likes the kebab though. It was quite dry.
Our adventure continued after lunch to more places in Swan Valley. Up next was Mondo Nougat and Morish Nuts.
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| Mondo Nougat and Morish Nuts |
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| Mondo Nougat Section |
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| Morish Nuts Section |
This place is worth spending some money to get some goodies back for your family and friends. I didn't get anything though, because I don't have any luggage space for any gift. I traveled light this time. Sorry my friends, I didn't get anything back for you this time.
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| Cheese Barrel |
I have been wanting to go to Cheese Barrel for the longest time. I wanted to see all the cheese (although I am not a fan of cheese), because they have so many kinds of cheese in there.
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| Whole fridge full of cheese |
Olive Farm Wines was just beside Cheese Barrel. I was curious so I went in to have a look.
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| Olive Farm Wines |
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| Inside Olive Farm Wines |
Initially my thought was "do they make wine out of olives?", but sadly it wasn't. They were wines from grapes still. I felt cheated.
I was told that Houghton was the biggest and best winery in Swan Valley so I decided to check it out myself.
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| Houghton |
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| Inside Houghton |
The whole concept was similar to Sandalford Winery which I went last year. Not sure who copied who, but both are equally nice to me.
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| Alfred's Kitchen |
Of course, at the end of the day, we need to stop by Alfred's Kitchen for their burger. It is a must right?
We bought the burger but we didn't sat by the fireplace to eat though. We went all the way back to Cottesloe Beach to watch sunset and have our burger for dinner.
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| Sunset at Cottesloe Beach |
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| Playing at the swing |
Right after dinner, we rushed to Claremont Market to get some flowers before it close.
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| Claremont Market |
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| Choosing flowers |
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| The flowers that we bought |
Thinking what use do we have for the flowers? You will know if you continue to read Day 3
Day 3
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| Breakfast at "That" Cafe on Hay |
Well, by now you should know that CT love this cafe. We came here last year too.
Guess what did she order?
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| Latte (AUD5.00) |
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| "That" Morning Glory (AUD8.50) |
Same as last year too. "That"Morning Glory with a cup of Latte.
The rest of us shared "That" Big Breakfast and "That" Omelette.
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| "That" Omelette (AUD16.50) |
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| "That" Big Breakfast (AUD21.50) |
So right after breakfast, we headed to school.
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| At our faculty |
Go school for what? Because the girls are graduating!
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| The graduands |
Congratulations to all of them!
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| The mandatory shot at school |
Saw the bouquets? That's what the flowers were for that we bought the day before.
Anyway, we wanted to go to the blue house to take some graduation photos, but the house was under renovation. It was a disappointment that they can't get any nice shoot with the blue house. It is like the icon at Perth.
Anyway, graduation calls for celebration.
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| Celebration time! |
Day 4 (Last Day)
So on the last day,we decided to head over to Rottnest Island to find the legendary animal, Quokka! Quokka is know to be the happiest animal in the world, so we wanted to see it ourselves!
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| Off to Rottnest Island |
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| Rottnest Express |
We took the ferry from Fremantle, B-shed to Rottnest and the journey was about an hour. The ticket wasn't exactly cheap though. If I remember correctly, it cost us AUD85 for a 2 way ticket, but I felt it will be worth it if you get to explore Rottnest island before you travel back to the mainland.
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| The island from the jetty |
We actually skipped breakfast because we were rushing to catch the ferry timing. By the time we reach there, we were all famished. Luckily, there was a Dôme Café operating. It saved our lives.
Back to the purpose of this trip, we managed to see Quokka in action. They are really so adorable!
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| The happiest animal on Earth |
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| Mandatory Quokka selfie |
Go google online, there are many Quokka selfie shot, so I must have 1 too. This one that I found was exactly like me. I was stroking it and its eyes started to close. It really did fell asleep for a while; so much resemblance in that area.
Anyway, since we were there, we decided to go for some snorkeling fun too. The place is well known for their clean water too.
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| The seaview |
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| After snorkeling shot |
I didn't manage to catch any nice image while snorkeling. There wasn't much to look at except lots of corals. The current was quite strong too, so I didn't dare to snorkel too far out. In summary, we did snorkeling at a 17 degree Celsius water, even the wind doesn't feel cold after you come up from the water.
Anyway to be honest, 1 day there wasn't enough for us to explore the whole island. It is huge. I would recommend to stay for a night if you want to experience the full Rottnest Island.
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| CT brought a Quokka hone |
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| Leaving Rottnest Island |
Leaving Rottnest Island and back to Fremantle, it makes sense for us to spend the rest of the day there since we were already there.
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| Famous Ferris Wheel at Fremantle |
Some of them were not feeling very well and some got cuts from while cycling, so we dropped by the pharmacy. The place is huge.
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| In the pharmacy |
We ended up at Little Creatures for dinner. Beer is a must!
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| The beer is a must try! (AUD6.00 - 7.50) |
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| Cheers! |
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| Flat Bread (AUD4.00) |
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| Woodfired Pizza - Prawn, Coriander pesto, Shiitake mushrooms (AUD24.00) |
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| Woodfired Pizza - Mushroom, Olive, Mozzarella (AUD19.00) |
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| Grilled Chicken Skewers, Honey, Chilli (AUD22.00) |
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| Beef Nachos, Capsicum, Guacamole, Jalapenos (AUD22.00) |
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| Chilli, Tomato Mussels (AUD24.00) |
The dinner was good. I love the Beef Nachos especially.
We didn't stopped there. We continued to San Churros for dessert! I heard their churros is good and I didn't manage to try it their other time, so I decided to go for it this time before I fly back.
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| Death By Chocolate Cake (AUD9.90) |
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| Churros for one (AUD8.95) |
To be honest, I felt cheated. The churros wasn't good at all, I was so disappointed. It was so hard that the fork cannot even poke through. I'm not sure if I am just the unlucky one, or their standard has always been like that. I hope it's the former. The cake was decent nonetheless. Nothing fantastic though.
After that my dessert, it's time to head to the airport and bid farewell to Perth. It was quite a short and rush trip but I enjoyed it. See you next time, Perth.
