With our early night and our body clocks still on NZ time
we woke around 4:00 and by 5:00 were well and truly awake. We finally meet up
for breakfast at 7:00, wandering the streets until we found a place that was
open. The day dawned bright and beautiful, rather crisp but not a cloud in the
sky. Set on the banks of the wide and
meandering Swan River, Perth is a lovely city that has a fine blend of old
historic buildings fitting in neatly in with the ultra-modern. We wandered
around the CBD taking in the sights before heading to the river intending for a
walk along its banks. We got as far as the wharf and joined the tourists on a
red double decker bus for a tour of the city. It was a great way of seeing the
city highlights. Back at the wharf, we had lunch and continued our tour of the
city on foot. We found the Australian Mint, but were unable to get any free
samples. One thing we have noticed is the number of churches and cathedrals
over here. Still trying to establish if that is because they are such a bad
bunch in need of redemption or whether they’re just a pious lot. That as it may
be, the buildings are never the less quite grand. Dinner was over the road from
the hotel at an Irish bar named Fenian’s after which we strolled along the
river before heading back to Russell & Kath’s room for a nightcap. We
managed to stay up a little later to try and get our body clocks in sync with
the local time and before turning in we were treated to a spectacular fire work
display over the Swan River from the advantage of our hotel window.
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