Guess Who’s Been to Perth

Well, for those who didn’t know, I am currently in Perth for the APAC Conference (http://www.apac.edu.au/apac07/). I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to present, see conference program (http://www.apac.edu.au/apac07/pages/program/APAC07%20Program%20030907.htm).

Anyway, I arrived in Perth on Friday, after a five and a half hour flight from Brisbane. It was an uneventful flight and the Qantas crew were very good.

Well, the place I am staying in is called Rendezvous Observation City Hotel at Scarborough (http://www.rendezvoushotels.com/perth/). The room is pretty basic, but as you can see from the picture below, I have a nice view.

I spent the day (Saturday), wandering the City. I had a look around “Hay” Street Mall. I then decided to go for a walk along the Swan River. I came across an unusual structure, the Swan Bells Belltower which is the largest musical instrument in the world.

One of the most outstanding things I noticed about Perth, is that it is very clean and the people are quite friendly. There are lots of walking tracks, grassed areas with people playing on them, and I saw a lot of walkers and bike riders along the river bank.

My destination was of course the Casino (lost this time unfortunately), but it was a nice place (see image below). I think I walked around 5 kms from the Mall to the Casino.

On my return journey, I decide to walk past the WACA and check it out. Unfortunately it was all closed up, but now I at least know where it is!

Until next time…

Take it easy,
Jason

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