The weather in Melbourne is rather depressing today and I am currently procrastinating from my essay with this post ahaha so I thought I'd reflect on my trip up to Perth over the summer holidays.
Unexpected trips are the best trips!
I ended up going to Perth for a week right before the end of summer holidays for my sisters graduation with the rest of fam! This was my second time up in Perth, and it just made me appreciate what a great and beautiful country Australia really is.
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| Flying over Australia during sunrise - Just amazing |
What I love about Australia is that the country is so big if you go from one side of the country to the other, the time changes LOL there was a 4 hour time difference between Melbourne and Perth so I ended up gaining 4 hours! My sister lives in this suburban town an hour from the city called Mandurah (pronounces Man-dra, not Man-du-rah), right next to the pier and beaches. We ate some quality grub while we were in Perth, seafood was just perf! Thus I have a lot of food posts, please bare with me ahah
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| Pork Ribs, Garlic Pasta and Quality Steak by the pier on the first day |
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A really big thing in Mandurah is to go night crabbing, you don't need a license to do it but there are some self-regulations when you catch a crab such as measuring the crab for size and seeing if they have any crab-babies on them. We decided to go crabbing on the first night, dad was too keen and I was too tired but we ended up getting two of them!
My sister and I ended up going to the Trop Fest: World's Biggest Short-Film Festival which started off as a simple idea by a guy in Aus and then just expanded like crazy. There were thousands of entries from local and international, the finalists were picked and screened nationally before the winner announced in Sydney. Because of the time difference, Perth's screenings were a little bit later - nonetheless, its always so interesting watching these short films. The finalists screenings are always held in an outdoor cinema and the entry is always by donation, if you get a chance to go to one seriously its worth it! Ended up exploring in Fremantle before the screening, which is sort of like where all the hipster live LOL
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| Graffiti on the walls. Can't believe this was drawn by artline pens |
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| iPho - made me laugh; I think this building was the town hall or something? |
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| Trop Fest Screen |
So Tuesday was the main event, my sister's graduation! Because she attended Murdoch University, she got to wear these incredibly attractive* maroon coloured robes ahah. As they go by faculty during the ceremony, Tuesday night was Education, Science and Engineering. There was an outdoor setting with about 3000 chairs and the ceremony featured fireworks and inflatable balls at the end! I don't think my graduation will be nearly as fancy, Murdoch graduation really did out-do itself! Not to mention we each also received free food and drinks!
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| Mum, Jen & Dad |
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| My sis and I |
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| Outdoor setting |
After the big event, the rest of the week was spent relaxing and well, eating ahaha. We went to some really nice restaurants down in Perth including
Cicerellos
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| Seafood Basket on the left -calamari rings, seafood sticks, prawns, pineapple fritter and chips |
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| Local sardines with salad on the right |
Taku Japanese Restaurant
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| Spicy Udon noodles |
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| Sashimi meal |
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| Eel bento box |
Afghan Kebabs - This kebab house made their own bread which made the kebabs THAT much better!
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| I can't remember what this was called, but it had chicken and spinach in it! |
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| By far the BEST kebab I've ever had! |
Thai on the Terrance
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| Seafood Curry that came in cool wrapped foil!! |
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| Pad Thai |
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If the food hasn't convinced you to visit Perth, check out the incredible scenery in Perth!
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| My sister on the beach |
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| Beach 5 minutes walk from my sisters house |
