Dear kangaroos, oh I mean
bloggers!
I’m sorry, since we’ve arrived in
Perth, all I see is kangaroos! Don’t get me wrong, those animals are beyond
cute, but I think I’ve seen enough of them for a while.
Poor Anne, I felt so sorry for her. Remember when she wrote about the whole spider situation? She had the shock of her life when she found out the spider was crawling on her. That’s why she actually had some trouble falling asleep the night after it had happened. So I had a drink with her that night at the hotel’s bar and after that, oh man, she actually fell asleep ON the bar! At least, she slept…
Poor Anne, I felt so sorry for her. Remember when she wrote about the whole spider situation? She had the shock of her life when she found out the spider was crawling on her. That’s why she actually had some trouble falling asleep the night after it had happened. So I had a drink with her that night at the hotel’s bar and after that, oh man, she actually fell asleep ON the bar! At least, she slept…
Today was our third fulfilling day in the wonderful
Perth. As we were still tired due to our sleepless night in the wilderness, we decided to go on a bus tour so our legs would get a little rest.
The first stop was Barrack Street Jetty. We worked our way up in the Swan Bell Tower where we had an amazing view over the Swan River. The tower is an extraordinary building built in glass with a set of 18 bells. Twelve of those bells come from the St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London, which was a gift to Perth.
The
next stop was the Perth Town Hall. The town hall is built on the highest top of
the city. There’s always a lot to do in the
town
hall: parties, receptions, weddings,… As you can see: Perth is a lively town!
The bus driver gave us an hour to wander through the shopping mall of Murray
St. I got the chance to buy a dress, souvenirs for my family (who I began to
miss…) and a few bottles of water. Then we jumped on the bus again to go to our
next stop: the Burswood Entertainment Complex.
The
complex was huge! It has – I quote – a casino,
seven restaurants, eight bars, a nightclub, two international hotels , a world
class golf course, a Convention Centre, Theatre and the Burswood Dome.
Our group was so enthusiastic about this complex and Els, our own party animal,
insisted that we would come back tonight to party here. We all instantly
agreed. After all you just live once, right?
We moved on to the Botanic Gardens where we wandered for over two hours
and we were amazed by the exquisite fauna and flora. No wonder this park is
visited by more than 6 million people each year! We rested at the Women’s
Memorial Fountains and then we searched a nice restaurant to have dinner.
Just
like we planned, we went back to the hotel to freshen ourselves up and then we
headed towards the Entertainment Complex again. As you can guess, we had a
marvelous night (without kangaroos)!
Write to you soon!
Xoxo Emily
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