Perth 2013 - Day 8 - Perth City Bus

Second last day at Perth - we decided to start slow for the day. Brunch at The Coffee Club. Sitting out of the cafe and people-watching was really relaxing. 

I ordered the Salmon and Avocado stack - it was quite nice. Fresh salmon topped with the avocado and with a poach egg and bread. A yummy breakfast to start off the relaxing day. 

Brunch at The Coffee Club

After breakfast, we decided to know more about the city by taking the Perth City & Kings Park. The ticket cost AUD35 for a 48 hours ticket - so that we can cover the city area for 2 days. Just nice for our last 2 days in Perth. Remember to look out for discount coupon in those travel pamphlets or guide books. I think you would be able to save a 10% discount. 

There are ten stops where you can hop on and off throughout the day but do note that the bus comes every  hour. If you missed it, you would have to wait for another hour. It starts at about 9am and the last bus leaves the first stop at around 3pm. It definitely fits the Australian culture where everything ends early. 

Currently, there are only 2 buses that run around the city. During summer, best is to stay under the cover. If not, well, have a great tan then!

Here's some of the city buildings and view:

Start of the City Bus @ Perth - along the road starting from Bell Tower

We stopped at the King's park and decided to go for a park walk. This King's Park is really big and it houses a botanic garden. Great for the plants-lover. There are some complimentary guided walking tour and check out the visitor's centre for more information. 

Start of King's Park - definitely a well spent walk

Can't get enough of King's Park - we should just have stayed here on Christmas day!

More of King's Park

King's Park

For the 48 hours tickets, we get to have a complimentary city guided tour. The guide has a standard route to follow but if you have somewhere within walking distance which you would like her to explain, do let them know. They will be more than happy to bring you around. I learnt more about the city and well, of course the buildings which we had passed by so many times in the earlier days but we did not know about their stories. 

For more information on the city bus, check out the website here. 

Back at the City

Good for us on this day that we attended the Twilight Hawkers Market Every Friday in Perth City - It gathered food from around the globe to the heart of Perth. Live bands were up and food smell lingered around the air. It was definitely a nice way to end the last dinner in Perth - no more chips, no more bread, no more fried food!

We ordered a couple of food to try it out - and well, there was a stall featuring Singapore food as well - we did not order from there. Who will, when we will be back soon!

Twilight Hawkers market