Here's the city I now call home
I arrived in Perth at the end of October 2008. As I have now lived in this city for almost a month and a half, I thought I'd list my favourite experiences to date (in no particular order):
1. Going for a run along the Swan River doing the loop between the two bridges (about 9.5km). I was just ending my run near the convention centre and I noticed a man on his bike had stopped and was looking in the water. I stopped as well, looked down and saw a dolphin about a metre from the pathway, swimming along in the water. Sooo rewarding at the end of a run!
2. Sleeping in on the weekend and then spending the late morning / mid day laying on the beach. Getting to the beach, taking off my sandals and walking barefoot in the white sand is one of the best feelings in the world.
3. Going in the ocean for the first time last weekend, floating along in the waves at Cottlesloe beach.
4. Running through Kings Park (including Jacob's Ladder .. the neverending set of stairs!).
5. Getting picked up within hours of arriving in the city and going down to see the beach (and Indian Ocean) for the first time. (Thanks Brenda!!)
6. Buying a bike and cycling along the many, many, many pathways in the city (first ride was from my flat to the beach) :)
7. Going to the office the Friday before I started working (3rd day in the city), meeting my new coworkers, discovering that Fridays mean the fridge is filled with beer, and then going out with a few of my coworkers, and then stumbling home (and by home I mean the Hyatt, thank you EY).
8. Moving into the house with my awesome new, flatmates from Perth, who I met online using gumtree.com.au! (I lucked out big time finding these ladies!!) EDIT - I was told by an Aussie resident that lucked out means the opposite of the Canadian meaning. Therefore I change this to say I got super lucky finding these ladies!! :)
9. Meeting Alix for the first time, a fellow Canadian who grew up about a half hour from where I did, but who I had never met before. Our first meeting was at his flat in Scarborough and then a trip to Trigg beach.
10. Taking the train to Fremantle and walking along the waterfront. Eating fish and chips at Cicerellos and then over to Little Creatures for a beer (suuuuch an awesome place. Make sure to go on a hot, sunny Sunday!)
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12. Trying to find Perth's seediest bar with Cale. (I have a feeling we haven't quite found it yet, but we have another 10 and a half months) Bars investigated to date:
- CBD
- Belgium Beer Cafe
- Elephant and Wheelbarrow
- The George
- Carnegies
- The library
- Mint
- The Brisbane
- Luxe Bar
- The Avenue
I was going to put my top ten, but I came up with 12 and couldn't figure out which one to delete :) Those are the highlights so far. I'm sure I'll have lots to say in the next one and a half months :)
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Highlights of my visit included an elephant demonstration, which had two of the zoo's elephants doing various tricks and the kangaroo section, where the kanagroos are allowed to roam free within in a fenced area, including the pathways you walk along. This resulted in having an up close and personal encouter with a kangaroo that was trying to jump across the pathway located right behind me :)
There is also a rather large area of gorillas and basically all the native Aussie animals you want to see such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats, emus and lots and lots of birds.
The entrance fee for an adult is $19.00 and for $2 you can get a colour coded map, which I found useful when trying to get around.
I'd recommend going either on a cooler day (25 degrees or cooler) or to go early in the morning because it gets quite hot.
website - http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/
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