Nadine Jansen December 4

Perth Why not impress me? It 's a very new city. There is a relatively compact downtown skyscrapers and commercial buildings made of two pedestrian streets overlooked by the shops. On foot, turn everything into a 'time and the buildings' historical ', those with more' than 100 years we have to look very carefully. I was once in the middle of the night in the cinema: the room was half empty and the streets crowded with white-collar by day, were deserted. Evenings, I then realized, you do not pass here, but in Northbridge, a short walk from downtown, where there is' a high concentration of restaurants and pubs giant. Licenses for the sale of alcohol are very expensive in the state of Western Australia, which explains the size of premises: most 'people is in it, more' drinks are sold. Beyond the confines of the center and extends the rest of the Northbridge Town ': a succession of Single family houses with gardens, shopping malls, sports facilities and parks. Overall, quite impersonal. Considering that several million inhabitants live in Perth it makes the city 'spans an area impressive, showing what is the lifestyle of the' average Australian: home, garden, barbeque, pick-up and, if finances permit, boat.
In Perth I leave Arthur, who resumed the journey by car to Sydney, and I see myself with Andrea, a friend of Como, who works for several months at the University of Western Australia. The gathering was very pleased! Can I sleep in the living room of his apartment and I enjoy a little 'privacy after weeks of hostel life. We spend evenings chatting, cooking, drinking Beer and red wine. You can easily pull the wee hours, we, the only ones who keep the lights on in a city 'that goes to bed early and wakes up at 5 am to jog. Perth, Andrea explained to me, 'tis so: large, efficient but still very provincial. So in the evening, looking for a bit 'motion, we go to Fremantle, a town now incorporated from Perth, the sea, a good 30 minutes by train from the center. Its atmosphere is more 'Swingers, open and creative, given the fact that port city and home to artists and free spirits. In addition, there Freemantle 'the Little Creatures brewery that produces beer of excellent quality'. Besides the factory have built a great dining hall from 'industrial look attractive. Apart from huge windows gives the impression of being able to almost touch the gleaming tanks and pipes that process the amber liquid. By Andrea
step a week before moving to Fremantle and back to life, impersonal hostel. A choice dictated, in addition to the vicinity of the brewery, the more personality 'of the place than the anonymous feelings, flat, received in Perth. Pit so the days of another week, including libraries, cappuccinos and DVD hostel. Experience more 'active and I allow myself' a 2-hour boat trip to spot whales. It's nice to see them so close, a short distance from the hull, although the rocking caused by a capricious sea to give a hard time my stomach. What upsets me to the point of not being able to take pictures. A pity.
finally comes Lorenzo, known in Darwin a few months ago that, with his car, and 'just shot the entire West Coast. With him I am going to cover the last leg of my journey, the destination, Melbourne, and 'now in sight.
Rene '