Perth 9 Days - Day 1 - Perth City - Tuck Shop, Fremantle, Prison Tour

We arrived at Perth when the sun was rising.... 0525hrs. Long day ahead...

But it's the start of our holidays!

Went to pick up our car at Hertz. We wanted to book the caravan so we could experience living in the caravan, but the reviews were bad and deposits were too expensive.

The total cost of our car for 9 days came up to SGD$797 with insurance cover for driver.

 

 

So, we picked a spacious car, full size auto, Toyota Camry. It could nicely fit 2 big luggage and still had spaces for small bagpacks.

 

The team model drivers. :p

The bananas: Our entertainer, and the always sleeping in car.

 

Such beautiful weather. It may look sunny, but its still cold. The best weather.

 

Our first stop: Tuckstop Café

178 Newcastle St, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Tel: +61 8 9227 1659 Tue-Sun: 7am to 4pm
Tue-Sun: 7am to 4pm

 

It is famous for its brunch & pies.

 

The pies were the best! I think we had the beef pie..

 

Venturing along the Fremantle jetty since we had free time...

 

We headed to Fremantle market to walk around and mentally deciding what we should get on our last day before we head back.

 

The famous Honey Cake in Fremantle.

Well, it's nice, but I felt it wasn't very fantastic cause it's just sweet lor.

Maybe the expectations were already high since many raved about it.

Cause have too many slices at one go cause it's sweet!

 

It's not cheap by the way....

Mandatory shoot

 

 

Next, we headed to the Fremantle Prison.

It's a stone throw away from the Fremantle market, so it's really quite convenient.

This place has its history and is already a part of Perth.

I feel it's worth to check this place out after all there's not many places that offer prison tours...

They do have a new prison hostel, but we skipped that.

They also have a super cool night walk underground! I wanted to try that, but the group wasn't keen :(

 

Here's a few snaps of the prison.

Entrance - Really huge

Security guard of the prison?

The prison hall

Their one room space.

The hanging place (w/o the fence).The fence is now for safety.

 The above areas are all walkable. We parked near Fremantle market and walk around the jetty and the market. There is a CAT bus which is free, you can hop on and tour around by bus as well if you have time. It brings you to popular spots of Fremantle.

 

Perth 9 Days - The Plan

Perth was a group trip in Oct 2015, with #gobananasinperth
GGH and I had already bought the tix way in advance during a sale and cost only $230.
We psycho-ed our team mates to go on a road trip with us and offered to plan the whole journey and they were gamed! :)

This trip is sort of our first time doing a long journey self drive and going to different areas in a state.
Previously, our Taiwan trip was long, but it was train rides and taxis.
So, we planned way in advance on the journey and printed out handy direction maps just in case GPS failed us. hahaha.
Overall, I think we made a great team cause the journey was rather smooth as planned. hehe..

Our itinerary in general was: Perth City - Busselton - Perth City - Kalbarri - Jurien Bay - Perth
Our journey wasn't very packed, such that we were able to explore the area (not touch & go).
However, the journey from Perth City to Kalbarri was a long 6hr drive so that's the toughest part.

The weather was good with wind in the morning/ evening, and good sun in the noon (approx. 20degree)

Being adventurous, we stayed a variety of places from airbnb, hostels, chalets, and hotel.
Honestly I find staying in the hostel was really exciting cause it's my first time at such a place, and it seems like a good place to meet and hang out with people from different countries, and definitely, with common interest - travel. Too bad we (as typical Asians), went to bed early and anti-social-ed. haha... Will definitely do something like this again!

Our total expenses (major ones):
8 nights of stay - $1,900 (4 person) .. so per person less than $500. Super on planned budget! We even get to say at Crown Promenade Burswood (Casino) for 2 nights ok?! hehehe
Our tours (Prison, Busselton, Whale watching) - $140 per person
Car rental 9 days - $800

Will list in more detail when I itemise it out per day..
A habit of mine is really documenting down almost everything so that I can keep these for records.
All my itinerary and expenses are really handy for my future re-visits. :)

Stay tuned for 1st day!