Perth, Australia travelogue- Day 1 continued

So finally, my brother arrived. And I was looking for the best sim card to buy, as I was going to be in Australia for two weeks. Might as well be contactable. Finally settled with Optus carrier as my friend said it was one of the better networks, whereas Vodafone was slightly cheaper but the coverage as not

as good. 

I don't know how my mum was procrastinating at the airport and was just chatting to some random Malay couple and their kids. Reminded her that it was rush hour and we could be stuck in traffic and the taxi is going to cost a lot! 

Really easy to get a taxi outside the airport terminal, the taxis are all queued up outside. Then she did something very Malaysian, she wanted to go around asking if the taxis were all the same price, and I said yes! We have to take the first taxi in the queue, as this is how Australia works. Don't worry the taxi men won't cheat you unlike most other countries! 

Luckily the traffic jam was not too bad, as it was mainly highways into Perth city centre.

We arrived at the Citadines St Georges Terrace Apartments. Inside the room it was actually pretty big, it had 2 single beds and another small couch, which technically another person could sleep on. 

Also there was a kitchenette attached to it where you could cook. There's even a microwave and a fridge! 

So we arrived, tired, hungry. It was cold and rainy and windy outside. I looked up my phone to go somewhere for dinner, after having an extensive conversation on the phone with my friend Lisa about all the good places in Perth to eat. She mentioned the best roast duck in Perth. So according to google maps, it said it was about a 20 minute walk from our hotel. So we decided to venture outside, but WOW, the wind was just so strong, we could hardly walk there, then we were contemplating the public transport or taxi to get there, but in the end my mum gave up and walked back home. So me and my brother looked up the phone for a place to buy groceries.

Finally, found a Coles on google map which was described as a supermarket nearby which had some reviews. Went there with my brother, and discovered Perth was very expensive. I think some things were almost double the price in UK. Perth due to it's previous booming mining industry, and also because of it's location in the Western part of Australia, most things are a lot more expensive compared to the east of Australia. 

Anyhow, we saw a whole roasted chicken for 8 Aussie dollars, but unfortunately as we were there late it was completely sold out! so we thought we would return tomorrow to buy some so we could make sandwiches for lunch. 

Best apple strudel in Perth