PerTh - Day One

i realised i never did complete blogging on the beijing and macau trips. keke. in any case, now the perth trip :)

~ pending departure on monday early morning. the flight was at 0115 hr on monday ~

and as said previously, we were told visa is req to enter aus only when we were checking in. stunned. it did cross my mind if a visa is necessary but somehow, i jus got the impression that it is not needed. probably i always tot sg passport is almighty. luckily SIA can help us do an immediate online application but that costed us sgd50 each. i wonder if it's much cheaper if we were to do it on our own beforehand. so do remb, if u are travelling to australia, and u are as ignorant as me, a visa is required.

~ our dinner at the airport before flying off ~

~ on flight ~

~ inflight breakfast ~

~ arrived! at perth international airport ~

~ our hotel. one of the cheapest online @ 90AUD/day (approx sgd120) ~

 i realised one of the biggest mistake i commonly make when travelling is the tendency to book cheap hotels but in the end, they turn out to be super far from the central area and as a result, we gotta spend more on transport. that happened during the macau trip and this trip. boohoo. 

the cab fare from the airport to our hotel was about half hr and that costed abt sgd70! can u believe it? i think from pasir ris to boonlay and back to pasir ris wont even cost that much! it's really money sucking! i dont know abt other parts of aus, but if u are in perth, do not anyohow travel by cabs. it's plain E.X.P.E.N.S.I.V.E

~ along the way to the scarborough beach which is about 10mins walk from our hotel ~

~ with the post box ~

~ with the road signs ~

~ the beach!! i realised only now from the pics that the sky is really blue in aus ~

~ the very clear seawater. but it was soo cold, i didnt dare to swim in it. yep, that's the weather in perth when we travelled. the temp in the day was around 20 deg C, the sun was super bright and strong, but when the wind blew, it was still very cold. and despite the very strong sun, we did not sweat at all. unlike in sg ~

~ the very 1st meal we had in perth. fish and chips and burger near the beach. the food here was particularly saltish, but i still see the other ang moh patrons adding in even more salt and vinegar. mmm.. ~

~ the food are expensive. every meal costed us about sgd50. but the portion is considerably large. better to order juz 1 set to share and then order more if not sufficient. ~

~ enjoying the beach. no nudity, though i tot ang mohs are ok to sun tan in total nudity. probably in usa? keke ~

that's all for day 1. did nt really go anywhere, juz rackey around our area. shopped abit at the nearby supermart (coles), bought some groceries, went to the beach.. that's abt all. :)