Perth Central

Frozen Coke

Cathy (an old friend from SA) gave me a lift into Perth central today. Armed with a map of the CBD, I set out for some solo exploring. I got the map, along with some podcasts (kinda like a radio show that you can play on your cell phone or MP3 Player) that I had downloaded from the Perth tourism website. It’s a great idea, and works really well. You just follow the map and listen to the cometary for each of the sites on the map. You can walk at your own pace and wander off the tour at any time if you see something interesting that you want to check out.

I tried the MacDonald’s Angus burger for lunch, made using “prime Australian beef”. For the drink I had the frozen coke, it’s kinda like a Slush Puppy made with Coke a Cola. It somehow retains the fizz, and is pretty awesome if you can avoid the ice headache from eating it too fast.

WA Museum Dinosaur

I popped into the WA Museum, entrance is free, but donations are encouraged. They had some interesting displays on the early settlers and the aborigines. They also had a life sided Dinosaur replica in one of the displays. I didn’t have time to see the whole museum as I had to go meet Ray (another old friend from SA) at the bus stop to get home.

The busses, trains and ferry’s can all be used with a Trans-Perth card that works similar to a prepaid SIM card. You pay money into the card, than when you use the public transport, you swipe the card and it is debited the relevant amount. You are not changed per bus, but rather per zone crossed. So you can swap buses on your trip, just swiping your card when you get on and when you get off. And the computer will automatically work out the cheapest fare.

I had and awesome day in the city, and now that I know how to use the public transport I have true freedom to explore on my own.

The old Prison

City Hall, Built by convicts

Some weird modern art display in the centre of town

Heritage building being restored