Jojo with our new friends (also from Melbourne) at our last brekkie at the B&B
From the Botanic Gardens at Kings Park looking onto Swan Lake and the Perth city line
At another park section of Kings Park, where heaps of families were having Good Friday picnics
At City Beach, yet another perfectly manicured and beautifully maintained beach - hard to say which was best when they're all so great!
Jojo and I enjoyed dinner on Market St, the main street of Freemantle, and one of the few places actually open on Good Friday
Friday proved challenging because nearly everything was closed in honor of Good Friday. and I enjoyed our last brekkie at the B&B, then headed to Kings Park for great views of the city and patches of lush green pasture amidst the dry brown forests. We met Natalia, a friend of Jojo's, for lunch in Subiaco, an upper end suburb of Perth. We dined at the only cafe open in the entire suburb, then went to her house for a brief visit with another friend Ceyda. From there, we headed back to the beaches, this time to City Beach, which is actually located between Cottlesloe and Scarborough, where we'd been two days prior. Again, the beauty was astounding. The waves were a little stronger and we struggled to keep our bathers/tugs on as we were tossed about. That night, we headed to Freemantle, affectionately termed Freo by all the locals, to check into our house for the next three nights. Four other girls arrived late that night, so we rented a great four bedroom house in the heart of Freo. Jojo and I thought we may go hungry that night until we stumbled onto Market St, with a strip of open restaurants, bars, and gelato shops. Phew! As if...
Three more Perth updates to follow (best to come!), but I need to sleep now.
