I arrived late Wednesday night and explored the city center (or downtown area) while Jamie was at work Thursday and Friday. The actual city of Perth is quite small and since we were staying on the main street I was able to walk to almost anything. The weather was perfect, and the food was great! The only problem I encountered was that everything closes at 5pm during the week. Restaurants are open, but shopping centers, cafes, even most grocery stores are closed! They stay open a little later on Fridays (till 8 it seems) and most places don't open until after 1pm on Sundays. It's a little different, but the area more than makes up for it with all it's beauty!
Since we were only there for a few days we wanted to make this a relaxing vacation. We didn't do the whole "tourist thing" and take all the bus tours, but we were able to cross a few sites off the list. We got to visit two of the beaches, Kings Park, and the Swan Bell Tower. Not to mention the few places I was able to see walking around the city.
The whole area is absolutely gorgeous and I must confess that by Friday afternoon a big part of me was hoping that the reason they wanted Jamie to fly over there was to tell him we would be moving to Perth soon. Unfortunately, that was not the case and I sadly returned to Singapore Sunday night. I didn't want to leave, but I guess the saying is true that "All good things must come to an end". Here are a few of the photos I took in Perth. You can see from these why I loved it!
Swan Bell Tower, View of city from the harbor
Cottesloe Beach
View of city from Kings Park, Bridge in Kings Park
City Beach (the beaches in Perth all have this grassy area that people lay out on in addition to the actual beach area. This worked out great for us, since Sunday was so windy that it was like being in a sand storm. We ended up laying out here and it was great!)
Things here in Singapore are good and we've got a busy few months ahead of us. Not to mention that Jamie has got a lot going on at work and as of last week I have a new job. At the moment I am in limbo, waiting on all of my work permits and such to get approved. I also have to re-apply for my nursing license, since I did not stay at the hospital for 6 months. Things should be faster this time, but you never know. As it stands now, I've got the next few weeks to hang out and enjoy the city!
My new job will be at an expat clinic. It is a general practice clinic with a few specialists, including a Pediatrician who will be arriving in a few months. I will learn all aspects of the clinic, but my main focus will be on the well baby clinic. As of now they have one already established, but it's not as big as it could be and the nurse who started it has left Singapore. My primary job will be to get it up and running turning it into a full time clinic as well as organizing classes and seminars from time to time. I think it will be lots of fun and a little more challenging than my job at the hospital was. I'm excited to get back to enjoying being a nurse and I am hoping that everything works out this time!
Other than that, it's life as usual in the McMillan household. We miss everyone like crazy, and our home trip in August could not come soon enough!
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