Blogs from Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 15

Hey all! Well I wrote and (thought I) saved an entry, and now that I'm here to upload pictures and post, it's no where to be found. :( This morning I woke up and did the usual jog followed by a shower and breakfast. I finally tried vegamite this morning. I was told by several people to make toast, put butter on it and just a very small amount of vegamite. So I did. And I have to say that I wasn't a big fan. I feel like it has more of a "dinner flavor". It was too salty for me. It wasn't terrible. I would recommend everyone try it at least once. So... that was my first "first" of the day. Haha. So, I took my shower and head up to the Uni to meet ... read more

Hello, One of the first places white folks came ashore on the westcoast to start building tentcamps, and begin a little town, was Fremantle. A very nice place to visit now, as they realised that keeping the buildings as original as possible, give a certain cachet. Went for a visit to the prison, created in the early 1800's, and remained in function untill 1991. Hallo, Fremantle is een van de eerste plaatsen op de westkust, waar de europese witneuzen hun tentenkampen inrichten, en een kleine stad begonnen te bouwen. Tof om door de straten te wandelen, veel gebouwen zijn nog origineel, geeft een goed gevoel. We zijn naar het gevang geweest, niet omdat we stout waren, maar om te zien hoe het gebouw, opgericht in de beginjaren 1800, in functie is gebleven tot 1991.... read more

Tuo taitaa olla ensimmainen lause, jossa kuulin kaupungista Perth. Se oli ABBa-elokuvassa 1977. Matkaa tanne olikin, Melbournesta 4 tuntia ja 2700 km. Kun vastaavan matkan laittaa Euroopan kartalle, paasee jo pitkalle. Paasiaissaari on varmaan syrjaisin asuttu paikka: matkaa lahimpaan asutukseen on parituhatta kilometria. Perth on puolestaan syrjaisin suurkaupunki:matkaa lahimpaan suurkaupunkiin on parituhatta kilometria. Tulin shuttle-bussilla Perthin keskustaan, rautatieasemalle, ja jatkoin junalla Fremantleen, jonne majoitun kahdeksi yoksi. Huomenna on tarkoitus menna katsomaan Rottnest-saari. Asukkaita taalla Fremantlessa on jotain 25000, ja hostelli on lahella rautatieasemaa. Kavin katsomassa jo satamaa kuuden aikaan, kun aurinko laski. Kaupat menivat taalla kiinni jo klo 19. Tahan asti olen uskaltanut jattaa hostelleissa huoneeseeni passin ja muita arvotavaroita, mutta t... read more

Well yes I turned the big 30 out here, and boy did I party. We had the usual motley crew over to Jays house where we partied. I had to work during the day but at 5pm the beer started to flow. The boys had cleaned and put up 30 bannners all over the house. Jay bought me a DIRTY 30 Tshirt which you can see in the photos. I had a great night shame my english motley crew were not able to celebrate with me but we will make up for this next year.... read more

11th March 2008 First morning in Perth and the temperature is definitely the highest we have experienced in Australia at a sweltering 36 degrees. It is a dry heat and there is a nice breeze from the Swann River. I thought it was lovely but Bob is finding it hot and looking for shade. We left our luggage in the left luggage at the hotel and went for a ride on the excellent free city bus service to find the tourist information. There we were able to hire a car but had to wait a few hours before picking it up. This gave us time to plan our stay here and have a look around Perth. We had a bit of a wander around the river front area and picked up a few maps and brochures ... read more