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September 12th 2009 by Kevin and Hillary, Australia 2009
We got to Broome bright and early on September 13th, having taken the overnight bus from Kununurra. After checking into the hostel, we took a walk around the town. Broome is a very nice town, small but upscale. It is famous for being the main pearling centre of Australia, especially during the early nineteenth century. That first night we decided to walk down to Cable Beach, one of the most famous beaches on the West Coast. The beach is beautiful, pristine white sand and sparkling turquoise water. We stumbled upon on Asian festival of some kind that happened to be going on beside the beach. We got dinner and watched some entertainment which included dancing and singing, before heading back to the hostel.
The next day, we explored the town further and spent some time in Chinatown. This area included historical information about the lives of various populations, particularly the Japanese, who immigrated to Broome to work in the pearling industry. That night we went on a sunset camel ride on Cable Beach! This was awesome, and very relaxing.
Tuesday, we decided to continue with our long-standing tradition of going to the cinema by going to see “UP”. This movie was so cute! We both really enjoyed it, especially the very beginning of the film. After that, we walked to the other beach in Broome called Town Beach and then finished the day be relaxing at the hostel.
Wednesday was our last day in Broome. We spent most of that day relaxing at the hostel and shopping in Chinatown.
Hillary
Festival
There was an asian festival going on. Although other than a Chinese dragon dance, there didn't seem to be too much that was asian about it.
The Man who could speak Woman
Because when it comes to getting away with the boys, you're gonna need some help.
Chinatown
The shopping area is called Chinatown because it was the area where the Japanese and other people of asian descent lived (pearlers). Go figure.
Camel Ride - 3
Hill and I originally picked this camel. She nicknamed him "Lumpy". Of course when we were assigned another camel, she nicknamed her "Lumpy" as well.
Camel Ride - 4
With the sun setting, the camels look like giant spider robots! Or maybe it's just me.
Camel Ride - 7
It was a fun little ride. The guy taking of photo in this pic was actually from Canada, and was doing a little work in Broome.
Town
On one of our last days we went down to the south end of town. As usual, we kept our map close at hand; otherwise we'd end up very lost.
Part of trip: Australia 2009
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