Friday, 20th March
Today was our last day at this apartment we called "home" the last one week. It's been a good place, spacious and clean and most importantly, we felt comfortable whenever we're back "home." I have been using the washing machine almost daily since our first trip to the beach, to wash the wet clothes and hang them up to dry. I can't imagine bringing home a luggage filled with soiled and sandy clothes to greet my helper upon returning!
The only small complain I have was not able to operate the dryer function of the washer dryer. I tried at least 3-5 times, before I slept, and in the early hours of the morning. I dug out the manual and read it multiple times, but still couldn't get the heater in the dryer to turn on. So this last batch of clothes didn't dry totally, and had to be packed up to our next accommodation, which is a hotel in the Central Business District!
The reason why we booked at two accommodations was because our return flight was cancelled in the last minute, and therefore instead of flying home in the next available flight which was in the wee hours of the morning (and still paying for the room which we hardly sleep in!), we decided to get a later flight that departs in the afternoon.
This morning, my princess Victoria cooked us breakkie.
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| Finishing up all our raw food supplies |
We checked into Travelodge Hotel which is strategically located in the CBD along Haystreet. We were pleasantly surprised to see the free CAT bus stop directly in front of the hotel, which is so, so convenient!
Travelodge Hotel, Haystreet
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| Our room in the hotel |
There were also simple eateries and pharmacies nearby our hotel but we did not patron those areas. Being in CBD, we were quite spoilt for choices and we discovered later that there was a Twillight Hawkers Market every Friday night.
We headed to the WA Museum after checked in. The museum was nothing much to shout about, and our main purpose was to expose the kids to museums instead of the usual beach, playground and shops. The attraction to them was of course the dinosaurs. However, there wasn't much other exhibits besides stuffed animals depicting wild life, birds and butterflies. I read somewhere that this was because the museum was in the process of moving or renovation.
Crowd was almost nil. Besides us, there was probably another family or two. Some school children on an outing dropped by too.
Fortunately both kids were sporting, and Vic seemed to enjoy seeing the exhibits.
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Next stop, was Corica's in Northbridge for their famous apple strudels. We were told not to succumb to other flavours and to stick to the original. So we headed this advice and ordered ONE strudel which to my surprise (see how blur I am) was about a foot long! It didn't come cheap too, pricing at AUD$22 (thereabouts)! Hubby asked if I wanted to tapau back to Malaysia, but I said no, better enjoy here than to ruin the taste back home!
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| Corica's along Aberdeen Street, Northbridge. Disappointed that they sold so many types of pastries and cakes and yet had not a single bench or chair for patrons to enjoy them. |
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| Delicious! |
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| We found an unoccupied bench opposite Corica so we "picniced" there... Malaysian style! Forget the Italian coffee shop that they recommended we go to. This was more than fine for us, moreover it's shaded and we loved the company of the doves who also enjoyed the crumbs we shared |
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| My two boys! |
Shopped around Murray Street. Not very exciting but at least we did check the high streets out...
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| Burger ordered at Fast Eddy's |
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| I disregarded my motto to eat healthily as I give in to my cravings for seafood - so I ordered their deepfried calamari with chips here. |
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| William's half foot hot dog came with flag that made he boy very happy! |
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| This is the international crowd at the Twilight Hawker Market |
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| We bought spanish paella for supper - taste so so only but was definitely fun to walk around sharing our room. Kids really liked this! |
The next day is our last day in Perth. Though I love spending time with my family, the quietness and lack of things to see and do in this place is getting boring. Can't help comparing with Melbourne although it's unfair because we had good friends there and time flew during that trip.
I'm already thinking that it will be a few years more before we step foot into Perth again, and by then we could go for more adventurous trips like skateboarding on sand dunes, visit the Pinnacles desert, camel rides and feeding dolphins in Monkey Mia, and for old memories' sake... stay in a farm! Hahaha... looks like I've already planned out the future trip before finishing this one.
2 comments:
wow...flight cancelled....looks like an unexpected bonus. and extra day stay and roam around :)
Very relaxing trip.
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