After dropping off the grandparents at the airport, we made our way back to the city and checked into the Westin. Imagine how pleased we were when we were upgraded to the Superior King's room, courtesy of my SPG Gold Elite status. This would be our base for the next few days.
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| View from our room 20 storeys up |
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| Same view at night |
We choose Australia because we wanted to expose the lil muchkin to more of the outdoors as well as animals. First destination, the Caversham Wildlife Park. We visited here more than ten years ago. I can't say I appreciate the change. It's so much more commercialised now, not as intimate as before, with long queues to meet the animals. Nevertheless, the lil muchkin had a field day.
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| Touching a snake... |
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| Touching a wombat... |
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| Touching a koala... |
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| Sheep shearing demonstration |
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| Milking the cow. The lil muchkin said it felt, "soft". |
The lil muchkin was so pleased that she did an impromptu song and dance.
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| Look how pleased she is with her very first popsicle. |
The highlight of the day had to be the kangaroos. The lil munchkin surprised us when she enthusiastically ran up to the animals and attempted to feed them. This was a big deal because she's usually afraid of large animals like dogs.
Contrary to what some think, getting to Caversham Wildlife Park via public transport isn't that difficult. Perth train station was walking distance from the Westin. A few stops later, we boarded the Transperth bus (3 buses to choose from at the same bus-stop) for about 15min. Then we boarded the shuttle bus and here we were. Getting back was just as easy. Most importantly, the lil muchkin learnt that kangaroos do hop (not just laze and sleep in the sun).
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