Alright humans (or any souls), I'm here to update my trip to Perth~
It's my third trip to Australia, and first to Perth, despite it being nearer to our sunny island HA.

Anyways, it's a trip planned in the first quarter of the year, AND it's the FIRST trip ever with my lovely companion (cousin), Jessica~ Hahahah. We have talked about travelling together since years ago and finally got our wish this year #achievementunlocked.

20/10/2017 - Friday

Got to the airport on the 19th because our flight was at 12:05 AM, and as usual, no sleep for because damn I forgot how small SQ seats were like tsk. Reached Perth Airport at 5 plus in morning (flight took about 5 hours and a half) with a sunny and windy weather so after getting our stuff like collecting luggage, and getting our optus card because data is very important hahahah, we made our way to our airbnb located in the Perth City via bus. Oh by the way, something interesting is that there's an actual adorable dog that will sniff you and your belongings when going through the custom! I was surprised because it's my first experiencing this hahah, but I'm not sure it will happen to everyone or not.

The journey to our airbnb took less than an hour, and thanks to our lovely host (who unfortunately we didn't manage to meet) we managed to check in as early as 7 plus in the morning~ Our airbnb was situated in the City of Perth, meaning we have the access to the shopping area nearby and also the free CAT buses. It's a great apartment with great location so all in all, it's a great stay for the whole trip~

Our first stop of day after nua-ing in the apartment for a while (HA) was Toastface Grillah, a highly recommended place for grill cheese among travel blogs and likewise. The toast was definitely heavenly as said, but I totally fell for the iced chocolate because that was the bomb - rich creamy chocolate and milk that's not so sweet and overwhelming? Definitely up my alley and the best that I have tried so far.

After our brunch, we walked around London Court and Hay Street before making our way to Watertown, a premium outlet store. I will be honest and say that I am truly disappointed with the outlet store because there's nothing much for me - definitely will not visit again if I am going to Perth again #ImissVegasoutlets. After Watertown, we got back to the city centre, and took a quick food break at Pancakes @ Carillon as both of us were starving. Got one savoury crepe and one sweet pancakes - Farmer's Brunch and Grizzly. Personally I preferred Grizzly, the sweet pancake because it tasted really good with the walnuts, bacon and maple syrup.

Made our way to Twilight Hawkers Market which is just nearby (actually everything is pretty much nearby lol) to get our dinner before heading to Woolworths to get some necessity. I liked the atmosphere at the market, albeit it being smaller that I thought, and Woolworths is like our to go place almost everyday during the trip hahahha. Made our way back (it's was only like 5 plus in the evening or something?) and rest for day hahaha (we totally went to bed at like 10 or 10:30pm hahahha).

21/10/2017 - Saturday 

Had breakfast at London Court Cafe before starting the day by going shopping again hahahah. After shopping, we made our way to Perth Zoo. Oh oh, I did something really stupid. I actually forgot to bring the print zoo tickets out until we were half way to the zoo LOL #jokesonme. Fortunately, I did have the soft copy uploaded to drive so thank goodness we managed to get into the zoo hahahaha. The zoo was pretty interesting because the animals are not really caged up (with exceptions to the dangerous ones of course). Maybe because we reached quite late, like an hour plus before closing, there were nothing much to see. Managed to catch a glimpse of the famous Quokka, but it was too far away #sad. I will be sure to visit Rottnest Island to see them next time.

We managed to walked through the whole zoo before it closed #phew, and then made our way to Ciao Italia - another recommended place for foodies. It was a good 20 to 25 minutes walk from the zoo, but it was totally pleasant thanks to the wind to the views along the way #Iwantlivethere. The restaurant was already bursting with people when we reached which was just a half an hour after opening time. Waited for a while before we brought into the diner, and we ordered a pizza to share as the potion was totally no joke. The pasta itself looks like it could feed up to 3 person! And of course we didn't managed to finish the pizza hahahah (da bao back for breakfast the next day). There's always room for desserts so we ordered the highly recommended tiramisu each and it was totally worth the calories. Chef Swift's concoction is still the best (doubt any could ever beat that) though this one is also really good so I will definitely recommend!

Walked another 15 minutes to the bus stop to take the bus back to our airbnb and I was totally prank by the bus driver hahaha. The bus driver jokingly refused to open the bus door for us to board, and was gesturing to himself, so I thought he wanted me to push the door, but it turned out that he was asking if the pizza was for him (was holding the pizza box lol) hahahahhaah. Alighted at the wrong stop because it was too dark #opps, but still a lovely stroll back hahah.

22/10/2017 - Sunday

Spent our day at Fremantle! It was a short 30 minutes train ride from Perth to Fremantle. Started off by getting on to the free CAT to Fremantle Arts Centre where we spent some time looking through the exhibitions. Boarded the CAT bus (which is the very same Chinese driver and he recognized us HAHAHAH) to get to Fremantle Market. Kinda missed our stop so we made our way to the Marine time Museum which we didn't stay too long because we don't really want to pay to see the exhibitions tho it seemed pretty interesting. Walked our way to Fremantle Market where we spent sometime soaking in the atmosphere before heading to San Churros for Churros! Wanted to try San Churros since my last trip to Adelaide (unfortunately can't find it there) so I was excited for it. The churros is really good! I loved it with dark chocolate omg.

Got to Cicerello's while passing by Sky Ride Ferris Wheel, but were too full so we went to the Shipwreck Museum instead. The Shipwreck Museum is actually free, though you can make donations. So we each made a small donation and walked around the museum to educate ourselves hahaha. Oh, at the museum's gift shop I managed to find the Maine Beach Ligurian honey and blood orange hand cream that my family loved - my mom and aunts bought it at Kangaroo Island (where it originated from) and we totally loved the scent! Obviously, people in Australia loved it too because the ones displayed on the shelf were the only ones left - so being a true blue Singaporean, I did my part and sweep all the stocks available for my family HAHAHHAHA

Went back Cicerello where we ordered their famous fish (without the chips), calamari and scallops. Tho the food were mostly fried, it was not as oily as I thought. The fish and calamari were not hot, but the taste was not affected at all! #Stillgood But I have to give kuddos to scallops! I'm not a huge fan of seafood but scallops is always one of my favourite shellfish, and the baked scallops are really fresh! It was baked with some crunchy bits seasoned with spices and it's really yummy. I missed the food now lol. Oh had a nice conversation with a lovely lady because of the hand creams I bought hahahah. See, told you it's popular! 

Made our way back to Fremantle market to get some stuff (bought this herbal tea which apparently is truly popular among Singaporeans?) and Coles (before it closed) before heading back to take a train back to our airbnb.

23/10/2017 - Monday

Our last full day in Perth was spent fully with us getting to Kings Park (a truly big park, with glamorous views) for a mini pinic before walking (20 minutes or slightly more) to the Famous Blue Boatshed. Almost wanted to skipped this, but oh wells it was said that without going to the blue boatshed, it seems as if you never been to Perth before lol. There were groups of people waiting to take a picture with the boatshed (because the group that were currently take photos then were taking way too long) so we kind of gave up and took photos without getting near.

Made our way back to airbnb afterwards, but not without dropping by to get the famous Honey cake! I love the cake, tho the price was on the higher side, it is totally worth the price as it's made of fresh ingredients and you can taste the real honey between the layers. After dropping off the cake in airbnb, we made our way to the City of Perth Library because I wanted to take a look at it. Had a short snack break in the library cafe before I explored the fiction section of the library. I really like the environment of the library tho, and I kinda have to stop myself from starting to read a book because I might not be able to stop once I started LOLOL. To be fair, it's a really nice building too! #Ilovelibraries

Did last minute shopping and got our dinner from woolworths before heading back to do some last minute packing. We totally overestimate ourselves because we can't finished the whole chicken that we bought (we had some sushi and takoyaki too).

Check out of the library and made our way to the airport at night because our flight was at 1 AM.

24/10/2017 - Tuesday

Spent the whole flight doing err nothing much except to watch Spiderman: Homecoming and take a quick useless nap before arriving home early in the morning. Spent the rest of my day at home washing my clothes and nua-ing because work starts the next day #sian.

Alrights, this concludes my trip to Perth! It is a very relaxing trip and I really like Australia a lot! The people are really friendly and nice, and the environment is pretty relaxing too. I will definitely visit again, if I have the chance because we couldn't explore much for both of us couldn't drive.

Till next time Perth!