Oz - Sunday Afternoon

Back in the hotel after a bit of an excursion North.

First glimpse of slightly worse weather today. Not bad, considering it's still winter.
After getting sorted here - making my own breakfast in my own kitchen! I headed out at about 11. A bit of rain in the air and for the first time since last Tuesday I had to stick a jacket on.
Up until now, to get around the city, I've been walking everywhere. I don't really mind walking - even when I've got a big rucksack on my back. However, what with the rain I decided to try out this bus service that they run in the city.

CAT - Central Area Transport. This is essentially three closed loops that operate in the city - the Red Cat, The Yellow Cat and The Blue Cat. Between them, the three circuits cover most of the central city. The roads that aren't covered are but a short walk from the nearest CAT stop. Also, the loops cross over, so you can jump from one to the other. At each stop, is a little display which tells you how long until the next bus. They just go round and round, no timetable. So basically, you just head to your nearest stop check the time and see whether it's worth waiting or walk a little. This morning as it was raining, I waited the 12 minutes for the next bus.
The best part about it? It's totally and utterly free! You just hop on and off as many times as you like.

So onto the train. As I mentioned in the last post, this is ridiculously easy too. Select your destination, punch in the number next to it. It then tells you the cost (in my case $3.40), look up the platform and away you go.
The stations and trains are incredibly clean too. I think it's a combination of the whole culture and the policing. There are a lot of "transit guards" about. They're not imposing though, they do seem as they're there to help.
I was heading towards the Aquarium. I followed the instructions on the brochure. When I got off the train, I checked the bus stop and realised that the service was reduced quite a lot on a Sunday. I asked one of the staff and they gave me full directions in the best way to get to the place without incurring any extra cost.

So onto the Aquarium. Now for some reason, I am drawn to these. I don't know what it is, I just am. But when I get there, they're all pretty much the same, aren't they? Just fish in big tanks. Today's was no exception. I think the possible highloght of the visit was lunch - red snapper in beer batter and chips, for less than a fiver. Really nice it was too.

Tomorrow's plan is to head to the zoo in South Perth. Let's see if the weather holds.