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I went to Perth, Western Australia on the 27th April to 1st May, 2008. This is my first trip there and it was wonderful. Perth is a very nice, clean city , a vibrant and modern capital that was first settled in June 1829 and now has a population of around 1.4 million. What I like when I was there was the beautiful beaches, great food and lots of friendly welcoming people. I like Hays Street and Murray Street. My group and I, met the Yang DiPertuan Agung, yes, the King of Malaysia there at Murray Street. I got the oppoutunity to shake his Majesty hands but was unable to take a photo with him because the bodyguards do not permit me to do so.
I also went for river cruise down Swan River on Captain Cook Cruise and ended up at Fremeantle which has its very own character and "feel".
I love the streets of Fremantle. I did a quick visit there again by Fremantle Line Train and took many photos of picturesque old buildings. I went around Fremantle by CAT, it is a free bus service.
While in Perth, I visit Caversham Wildlife Park and came close with koalas, wombats, devils, kangaroos, dingo, flying foxes, emus and I also watch sheep dogs steering the sheep to where they want them to go and also a demostration on shearing. Also went to Kings Park a Botanic Garden, Swan Bells Tower, a very unique attraction, the Perth Mint, a Kiwi Fruit Farm at Willow Springs.
My group have two and free and easy days in Perth, so I took them on CAT Bus Ride. CAT stands for Central Area Transit. This is a free bus service in Perth City. All CAT buses are colour coded. Red CAT travel east/west in the CBD area, Blue CAT travel north/south in the CBD area and Yellow CAT, travel east Perth to West Perth. Each bus includes an audio recording of service time. We just have to press the info button at the stop to find out when the next bus is due to arrive. Its so easy and the bus drivers are so friendly and helpful. I wish, Malaysian bus drivers have this type of attitude.
I hope to visit Perth again and see other attractions which I did not manage to visit like the Perth Zoo, the Pinnacle, Perth and Fremantle many Museums.
I took many photos and here are some selected photos I want to share with you.
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