Perth WA 2016: Day 1

I purchased the flight ticket last Ramadhan. Return ticket KUL-PER cost me RM791. No baggage. No insurance (don't follow me on this hehe). Meals ordered onboard (cheaper if you purchase online) around RM30 for nasi lemak + mineral water.

My flight departed at 9.40am, ariving Perth at 3.10pm. KL and Perth are in the same timezone thus no jetlag, and Perth temperature was 11 degC upon our arrival. Super cold babeh.

From my reading I was told that Perth immigration is very strict, but alhamdulillah everything went smooth for me. I didnt even have to open my luggage (I carried a backpack and a cabin luggage) like most of the other visitors. Perhaps because I didn't declare any wet foods in the declaration form.

At the airport you could find a few telco stores and car rental agencies. I purchased a local simcard from Optus cost AUD10, providing 500mbps internet (I didnt need much tho) and unlimited call/text to any (Australian) numbers.

No need to rent a car here. I will tell you soon the better options.

We then waited for bus no. 380 (as told by our airbnb host) that brought us straight from Perth airport to Adelaide Tce in only 17 minutes.

It was cold, windy and raining! 

You gotta wait for the bus at Terminal 1. Happy faces because it was our first time in Australia yay!

The bus was frequent so we didnt have to wait for too long (thank God, I was dying from coldness!) We stopped in front of Hyatt Hotel, and then our host came to pick us up with a car. I thought the apartment was far but it was actually just across the Hyatt Hotel -_- 

"You dont actually need to pick us up with a car. We could just walk!"

"I thought you carry a large luggage. But obviously its not large at all! *laugh*"

About our stay - I got the room from airbnb.com . It is located within Perth CBD area but with suburbs' price! Worth every penny. It was a master bedroom with private bathroom. The apartment got swimming pool, sauna and gym.But did we ever have time for that...

View from my room. The rate was RM138/night. Access to public transport are right down the apartment and also got a mini mart nearby. Such an ideal location for me (when I travel I always prefer city area, and closed to amenities). 

It was around 5.45pm by the time we reached the apartment (quite a while at the airport tho). After solat (Maghrib at 5.30pm) we headed to Perth Mosque at William Street. It was a bit confusing to understand the buses routes in the beginning but you can always ask! 

Info: All buses are free of charge within Perth CBD. 

We got down at the nearest stop and walked by feet to Perth Mosque. Turn out it was actually very far from the stop we shud be taking another bus haha. But there was no bus along the road so yeah, walk it was.

We were actually looking for someone we believe is the bilal of the mosque. His name is Samad, and not even a regular jemaah knew his name kthanksbye.So we just headed back home and had dinner along the way. There was a Nando's at William Street, just next door to Jamie Oliver's Restaurant!

One with Jamie's. Eceh.

One of the waiter at Nando's was a Malay and he was friendly.

"Tak balik raya ke (are you not going back for raya)?" 

Dude we flew away from home for raya! Hahahah.

Nira's food arrived first while I waited quite long for mine. When I asked the waiter, they actually forgot about my orders! So I had to wait a little longer... 

a waiting wefie...

Cleaning table and stuff while waiting... 

..and then the food came... with extras!

"Oh sorry we didn't order this."

"It's yours. For raya!" 

MasyaAllah so kind of him! Alhamdulillah.

We couldn't  finish the meal so as usual, we "tapau" the leftovers (never leave food to waste guys!). We walked a little and took a bus home. 

Info: The meal set (1/4 chicken and fries + iced lemon tea) cost AUD14.85

Tips:

1. Perth's public transportation is very systematic and efficient. All information regarding routes, timetables and fares can be obtained through Transperth website. Print out the maps, and put it in your pocket all the time.

2. If you ever got so confused, use Journey Planner. You will never get lost in Perth with this.