Monday, August 6, 2007

Dreaming of the Land of Oz

The obligatory sign at Hillary's Harbor, reminding us exactly how far Perth is from everywhere else


My first day in Perth, from King's Park


Me and Jenny with my birthday pavlova


Enjoying Australian delicacies- 6 types of beer and a steak sandwich (or for those more upscal connoiseurs of haute brewery cuisine- 'seared steak panini ')



"Over the Rainbow in Oz" - Storms made the Margaret River wineries even more scenic than usual



Enjoying wine and cheese with Jenny, Adam, and Jenny's sister Beth at their holiday home in Dunsborough in front of a roaring fire



The longest jetty in Australia - we paid $5 each to walk 2 km out to the gated off end, and then walked two cold & windy km back



Sunset over tidepools of the Indian Ocean in Perth


Being a Pool Shark- I actually won 2 games out of complete luck (definitely not out of skill)



A joey sticks his head out of his mom's pouch to see what's going on- these are wild kangaroos who have taken up residence at a local memorial park



Saying hello to the wild kangaroos



Overlooking the white sand beaches and azure waters of the Indian Ocean at Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth


Deserted Beach at Rottnest Island


Horizontal rock climbing at the deserted beach



Another deserted white sand beach at Rottnest Island


Rottnest Island Lighthouse


Adam and Jenny in our preferred mode of transportation at Rottnest Island - motorized vehicles aren't allowed


Shaking hands with a kangaroo


Canoeing in the canals of the Indian Ocean at Mandurah


My final haute cuisine dinner - Crocodile (covered in pesto on a piece of pineapple), Kangaroo (rare, with a side of sour cream) & Crayfish (with a side of high school dissection flashbacks)


MMMM- Crocodile - Tastes like tough chicken


Adam, Jenny, Dave & Me at my last dinner at the restaurant at the top of a skyscraper in Perth


Eating Singapore noodles in Singapore with chopsticks at a hawker place with ex-Hyderabad expat, Joel

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