Hotel Ibis Perth

... So in order to allow people to get their flights, early it was (and this was as early as Dune 45 early!). I got up to have a shower and silly me, last day, I fall over a smash my knee on the concrete so bad I could barely bend it for the rest of the day (in fact it's been suffering through all this airport hoo-ha aswell). But we still had to get tents down so "pole pole" for me (it means slowly slowly) but I got there with lots of help from A3 and T. Driving was the make up of ...

... by the sound of a loudspeaker inviting everyone to a free BBQ by the pool. 'Sweet as' as they say over here.

A sausage and a wash put on later, I head into town to suss the place out. I also give Jamie, Kirsty's boyfriend a call about a job. He sounds so English and actually really really nice. We arrange to meet up later and I hit the shops.

In the evening I head down to Kirstys humble abode which, despite the fact they share a ...

... empty bar some monosyllabic Germans and resolving to get the hell out of there.

Next stop was Fremantle, a village a few stops from Perth on the train which held a much touted Sunday market. It’s a pretty enough place, a bit like a Kent village, but the market was more like a bric a brac store so I decided the best thing I could do with my time was visit the Lithuanian fortune teller, who told me that I ...

Today we did the washing woo hoo. It
rained on us again whilst we were walking to the laundromat. Belinda
it was about this time that we received your lovely message from
sicily with your 30+ degree temps – thanks. We decided to have a
quiet day today so hired a couple of movies and lazed around. We had
an awesome homemade spag bol for dinner.

... ha ha)

Needless to say something happens in every country we go to and landing in civilization didn't appear to stop that trend!! Courtesy of the de Gruchy's - thanks loads guys! - we were taken for a long weekend to Margaret River, five hours south of Perth. It was an amazingly beautiful cottage right in the middle of a forest with possums in the garden!! Everyday we would pop in Danielle's car and drive somewhere new. Then we stumbled across Augusta, a tiny ...

So I'm sure most of you have had to endure a journey with a nearby passanger who is incredibly annoying. Whether they want to speak to you endlessly on that 14 hour flight, have personal hygene issues, hog the arm rest, fall asleep and dribble on your shoulder, try to convert you to Christianity, are a nervous flyer, sniff constantly (even though they are holding tissues), put their chair WAY back just as you put your table down for the meal or their ...

... towards the Kangaroo section of the park. There were around seventy kangaroos in the large free roaming section at the centre of the park. They were beautiful and were instantly intrigued by us and came over to say hello. There is a bin with food pellets provided and so we headed straight over and grabbed a handfull. We were then surrounded by a mob of hungry kangaroos. They were, however, so gentle when they were eating. They would ...

... simone und alex auf die andere seite des swanriver und genossen den blick auf die skyline bei sonnenuntergang. spaeter gingen die lichter an und spiegelten sich im fluss. wir sassen, assen, und erzaehlten viel. fuer alle, die nicht wissen, wer unsere gastgeber sind: die beiden maedels sind die nichten meiner arbeitskollegin, sie leben hier mit ihren partnern. spaeter fuhren wir noch zum kings park, um perth bei nacht von oben zu sehen - einfach ...

... was a beautiful feature set atop the highest peak looking out over the bay with an expanse of manicured gardens. The city itself is also very picturesque with the masterpiece of architecture being the railway station which is one of the most photographed buildings in the southern hemisphere. We put our leg muscles to the challenge by climbing up Baldwin Street - officially the world's steepest street at a 19 degree incline! Another morning was spent at the ...

... with and that worked out quite good. Three mental brothers and their dad but they grew on me and when I couldn't be ***** we could hide out downstairs. Besides they had a pool.

So we worked away here for 6 months or so. Perth has really lovely beaches 10 mins drive from the house which we visited regularly. The city itself is cute but pretty small. It has a few good bars but I probably haven't fully explored ...