Final day in Perth

Perth also has some wonderful churches and cathedrals - one of them ‘St Mary’s’ within 20m of the YMCA. It is a fantastic building, partly 1860’s gothic style and partly brand spanking new glass fronted modernism. Walking into the grounds you are instantly transported to an area of peace and tranquillity walking amongst well tended gardens with interesting works of art around the building. Entering the cathedral you will notice a slight cooling of the air - and then your eyes will be drawn to the alter, which is glowing green/blue post modern set of lighted glass panels. Well worth a visit on any trip to Perth. Also in Perth CBD you will find ‘Ye Olde England’ street with its fabulous jousting clock (check out the video) and many quaint shops selling everything from authentic English sweets/cakes to luxury Jewellery, worth a stroll just to get a view on the Ozzie concept of England.

After just two days within Perth I was finding that I had a little discomfort in areas I should not have!! So another trip to a med centre led to a speedy diagnosis of uncomfortable fungal rash (apparently washing fungal areas with soap is not a good idea 0_0 just rinse with water and dry thoroughly) - cream was prescribed and things are getting better rapidly :) (It will cost you $54 for a consultation but do not delay seeing a doctor if you need to, I cannot describe what a difference it makes when there is no discomfort from walking)…

My third and final day in Perth leads me to a barbers!! After speaking to my fabulous friend Jackie in the UK last night I was shocked to hear that the beard looked ‘a bit of a state’… Well ok… after 5 months it had become a little out of control, so off to have it trimmed and I can say after 30mins of painful tugging and cutting the end result of a $15 trim is a much more formal beard. Thank you to Kamil (Iranian barber) who gave excellent service :)

My final night in Perth was spent in the outstanding Perth Concert Hall, where I got to experience a classical rendition of Haydn’s ‘Creation’ score performed by the “Academy of Ancient Music” directed by Richard Egarr - this purely magical musical interpretation of the Christian creation story brought tears of joy to my eyes as the musicians, choir and soloists gave a staggeringly strong performance. Every single element of the story was captured in the music with Base depicting the motion of whales through the oceans and subtle strings the wriggling of worms ;) The music captured the essence of joy and wonder and left the audience as a whole uplifted with the round of applause lasting for several minutes at the end. It has given me a renewed interest in ‘live’ classical recitals and really rounded off Perth on a positive note. Lovely. (I bought the cheapest available tickets for the show which indicated restricted view - well if you are going for music then the view is not everything and it turns out that these seats are actually like box seats J above the sides of the general audience and with fab views over most of the stage! So, my advise, save yourself some money and book these seats).