Welcome to Australia! As I leave the plane the first thing I notice is the quietness of the place. Everybody talks in a low voice, cars are not honking and everything seems to go smoothly. Obviously enough — and sadly for my reduced budget — prices are consistent with the quality of service.
After the first night spent in a — quite smelly — backpacker’s dorm, the wonderful world of hospitality exchange comes to me with a comfy couch. It is located a bit out of town, but the bus is just around the corner, and I have the opportunity to spend some time chatting with the driver: he arrived here from Serbia some twenty years ago with wife and two sons, and he is dreaming of selling his Australian house (worth two or three Belgrade brand-new houses) and come back to beautiful home sweet home. The only thing is that he is scared of tell it to his family :-)
Adapting myself to the winter temperature — and the daily rain — is another thing, though, and I am already organising my move up north. Meanwhile, I enjoy the varied range of cultural (and free) offerings of Perth — in particular the Nick Cave exhibition — and the never-ending strip of shops and cafes in the centre malls, good for warming up a bit after the sunset. Here I discover that the food portions are set up accordingly to the Country size (see kebab photo) and I start to think that maybe I will not lose those extra kilos … :-)
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Note: as usual, photos and eye-candies will come according to the availability of a wireless Internet connection.
Perth… I am sure Angie has told you that we have relatives there…
Australia, makes me think at the Alberto Sordi movie!
By the way, the head picture doesn’t show up on my PC!
Plus the “recent images” section is very slow to upload!
hope you are having fun down under!