Travel Bug Bites:

17 Dec 2005

Today my sister's plan was to bring Shirley and me to the weekend markets in Fremantle and Subiaco. It was a beautiful, sunny saturday and everyone was out, enjoying the sun they haven't seen for the past few weeks. I had to wear a cap just so my scalp won't burn as I decided I'll let my mom have a look at it.

First stop for us was to Cicerello's Landing for a seafood brunch. With the arrival of the competitors in the Clipper Race, Fremantle was much more crowded than it was last week. For all the children expected to be there, entertainers were hired to keep them happy. Some were entertained by a stilt-walker who also made balloon sculptures, while others had their faces painted (kids) or we're given a short tour by the Clipper exhibit guides. We got a really nice spot, with a great view of the boats, and enjoyed ourselves with all the entertainment around us.

Waiting For My Food....

Waiting For Her Food Too...

Enjoying Hers Already...

Lil Face Stuffer

Cute - Ugly But Adorable

Stiltwalker Caught A Yellow Balloon Fish?

Entertaining Kids With Unappreciative Parents

Love This Sign

After brunch we took a short walk towards the markets, stopping to have some fun and at Cold Rock for the dessert I've been waiting to try for almost 6 months. Would the combination you make tell others something about you? Hmmm....

U Want It Here?

Always Take Time To Smell The Flowers

Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream
With Nutella & Choc Brownie

Shirley With Her Bubblegum Ice Cream & Gummi Bears

Noooooooo! That's MINE!

Buskers Galore

Once we were done in Freo, it was off to Subi by train. There we met Russell and I guess that was the highlight there. It's almost the same as Freo but I found the only shop (so far) that sold the brand of nougats I was looking for. Since we were all rather tired, and the shops were closing, we headed back to rest our feet.

Sleeping Before We Even Got To Subi...

With the ingredients all waiting in the kitchen, cooking was on my mind from the time we got home. With Michelle out on a date, it was just the three of us and a big colourful dinner.

Ensalada De la Gamba Y Del Aguacate

Champignon Bourré Par Porc De Fromage

Aglio Risoni Dei Peperoncini Rossi
Con Spinaci, I Pomodori, I Gamberetti E L'avocado

16 Dec 2005

Today I wanted to give Uncle Shane a nice breakfast, since he sleeps in half the time and eats junk. So woke him up with a kick and we were off to the city. Well you can guess where I brought him and Shirley, where he had the same thing I did the last time and Shirley had an Eggs Benedict. After breakfast, our rather crappy tour guide led us to get some nougat for those with sweet tooths. As he doesn't like shopping, and I had a deli in my bag thanks to my grand-aunt, I decided to head back to my sis's place to dump my things before I head out to another part of WA. Uncle Shane on the other hand wanted to go back to sleep , and Shirley decided to stay in the city to do some touring on her own. So Bob was nice enough to walk me to my bus stop and carried part of the stuff I had to lug back, finally giving me a big before he left. How sweet... but really odd.

Got home and it's a warm summer day. Even with a fly screen, those buggers managed to squeeze through the gap between the doors. Armed with a can of insect repellent, pissed-off Michelle went around the house spraying ever nook and cranny, and even you, if there was a fly there. She had an appointment and left, leaving the dead flies for us to sweep up. This is what we found in one sweeping. The worst bit of this was that I tried to kill a roach that got smooshed and cut in half, but it's legs were still moving and crawling on the wall. Eck!

Back to the nice bits. My sis had wanted to bring us out to The Como for dinner ever since I got there. As we didn't have any plans and nobody was in the mood to cook, we all agreed to head out. For some odd reason, it was really crowded tonight unlike all other Fridays according to my sis and the staff there. We decided to wait for a table anyway, and got one rather quick with my sister's persistence. My sis and Shirley decided to try one of their specials, some prawn thingy with rice. I just didn't bother with anything else and picked the kangaroo steak, although it didn't look anything like a steak, enjoyed with a nice ice cold pint of beer.

While making our way back, our path was partially lit by the huge beautiful round moon. Along the way there was a truck lit with coloured lights around the edges and some stupid drunk people who tried to get into our photos. The end of our little journey was marked by a cute bunch of flowers surviving just outside my sister's aparment compound. We have an early day planned for tomorrow, so it's best we get to bed.

15 Dec 2005

Since we couldn't get on the tour to the Aquarium Of Western Australia (AQWA), we made our own way to HIllary's Harbour with the almost wonderful transport system. The transport system is weird. They have buses and trains going all over but there isn't one that goes right to the airport for the same kind of rates. There is a bus, but you gotta pay AU$13 for it and you board it from the city. With the hassle, I'll just take a bloody cab.

Back to AQWA. We get there and spent all the time we could going in the tunnel, dipping my camera into the touch pool and watching the seals show off their swimming abilities. We only made our way out when they announced that they were closing in 5 minutes. So here's the photos of our own little tour:

Ghost Shrimp

Still From The Bobbing Jellyfish Video

No You!

You! Hands On The Wall! Spread 'Em!

High 5?

Ohhh Not So Huge Giant Clam

BOOO!

Lil Boo

Ooooh Blue "Furry" Starfish

Cute Huh?

Tunnel Vision

Big Fish, Little Fish

Cheeky Seals

Waterproof Camera Proves Useful

Well Hi There....

Acting All Shy

Now All Curious

TLC Corner
With All The Attention Given, You Might Think About Being A Sick Seal Too!

Where They Had Dolphin Shows

Bring Nature To The Rays

After looking at all those fish, we went to get some of our own. Part of the plan today was us ending up at my grand-aunts place for another night's stay. I've been meaning to try Wok In A Box just for that cheesy bit of fun and since we already had something to eat, we decided to pack it back for all to eat. When you're in a beautiful place like this, you can't leave without taking some photos. By the time we got to the city, it was already dark and it was another photo opportunity not to be missed. = As you can see, someone obviously took one for himself. What a pig!