Way to go Perth

 

 Beautiful countryside on the way to Perth.

 

Not far to go this morning

 

Passing the RAAF base on our way.

It was quite large and really great to see. There were even Roulettes in flight formation training.

Arriving in the Swan Valley, being greeted by masses of wineries. It was almost every second 'backyard' was a vineyard.

 

 

 

Arriving in the late morning at the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) park.

 Phil and Benjamin using whatever they could get their hands on to sweep the path so they could ride their skateboards.

 

It was a really well set up park. They are used for lots of different events and also catered for people like us traveling around the country.

  

 

Mwahahaha!!! We found a really neat shop!!!

Just around the corner that had everything Dutch.

Frikendals, herring, Cumin Kaas, Salted liquorice, Speculaas. Oh it made me think of Oma and being in Holland.



Casey was happy, he got the special curry sauce and Maggi (the Super size bottle).

 

 

Needless to say, we had Sauerkraut for tea that night.

 

 

 

We took another train ride in to Perth city. The kids loved taking the form of transport.

We found Perth to be very generous and welcoming.

We paid $12.10 for a family ticket, which included all transport (train, bus and ferry) to and from, in and around Perth and Fremantle for the whole day (Saturday).

 

 

 

Visiting Kings Park, on a drizzly day.

 

 

 

 



 

Eliza, Casey and Phil climbing the DNA tower for a great view.

 

 

Eliza in front of Eliza House on the grounds of the Kings Park.

Phil posing with the old Queen.

Queen in the making.

 

 

Waiting undercover for a break in the weather.

Casey taking in the view. It was quite spectacular.

Down on the foreshore was a hive of activity.

 

Visiting the War Memorial in Kings Park.

 

We even found a 'Seymour'

 

 

 

 

 

Self explanatory really!!

 

This one's for you Mum...Couldn't bring it back, it wouldn't have lasted the trip, so a photo was easier and better or the bulge!

 

This freckle was massive.

An aquarium made of everything chocolate...everything!

 

Eliza in chocolate heaven.

 

No, I didn't taste this beesting but I really wanted to.

This was at the Honey Shop in the Swan Valley.

Absolutely well done! The lady (who just happened to be the owner, as I found out later, when I told another employee what a lovely lady she was) explained the difference between raw honey and honey we all buy from the supermarket. Jarrah honey has a score of 20, which is the highest score in Australia you can get as an 'active' honey. Casey had a sore that he got while snorkelling at Exmouth that would not heal. Three days applying the Jarrah honey and it was almost completely healed. Amazing!!!

Oh, and the boys couldn't go passed the Honey ice cream.

Another few kilometres down the road and another chocolate factory.
This one a little more generous with samples.

 

The children found an ingenious way of taking 'samples' and turning them into a container full of snacks for later.

 

We had lots of great little drives and found Whiteman Park. It was almost like Jells Park in Victoria but had a lot more.

 

 

Phil found a Tractor Museum

 

Which he enjoyed very much

 

He even found a dinner set, with a patter that looked very familiar.

 

This is a hay mower. Phil had two of them on the farm.

Pa's old Fergie.

 

Casey working on his didgeridoo

 

Now, I am not proud of this photo but it shows some of the nonsense that goes on in the bus at times.

My children, well the two older ratbags, decided it would be fun to draw on their mother's face, with RED TEXTA!! It was a great example of them working together as a team, this doesn't happen often but they worked out that if one held me down and the other drew they would have more fun!!

 

This was London Street, in the heart of Perth.

 

It was like walking into another country and the little cafe's were very authentic.

 

To Eliza's delight, we got to see hard boiled lollies being made.

 

She even got to try and buy...mmmm lots of teeth brushing needed!

 

 It took two drives out to this coffee shop, as it was closed Mondays.

 

 

I had read it was the only coffee shop in the Australia on the Top 25 in the world to visit.

It had beautiful hand blown lights from England but it was probably the best part of the visit, oh, and the fact the kids got to see two police vehicles pull up across the road and put someone in the back of the paddy van, while I was getting my coffee.

 

After taking me to the coffee shop, it was the families turn...
We found this little fish and chip shop, who actually won an award for best 'something'...
They were actually the best fish and chips we have had in a long time.

 

We had to order 'scallops' not potato cakes and they sold them as a whole potato for $3 and then bought you out very thin slices (guillotined) of battered potato.

 

The fish was cooked so it just melted in your mouth...so yummy!!

It did not last five minutes.

 

 

Thank you Perth!!