Perth Pix

"Happy Chrissy" from the City of Lights (Perth), OZ!

Matt and I - just another day on the beach in Perth (pronounced "PUUUHth"). Perth is the most isolated city on the planet. I call it "Gilligan's Island".

Cottesloe Beach is a beautiful place, and certainly a sight to behold. Perth is like being on "Permanent Vacation" (to quote an Aerosmith album). Don't get me wrong! That album is far from my favorite Aerosmith album ("Get Your Wings", anyone)? By the way... Australian grammar is different from American grammar. Punctuation goes outside of quotation marks and everything has an extra "u" in it! Oh yeah... "tire" (like the ones beneath your car) is spelled "tyre"! Haiyaa...

Matt (my husband, not pictured) and I having lunch at the main restaurant on Cottesloe Beach.

It was mid-winter (July) here, when this photo was taken. I'm taking a break while recovering from my new tattoo...

Introducing... my newest tattoo: The "Dark Side" of my back! Courtesy of my favorite tattoo artist (in WA) and my favorite band! (Matt sez "Grrr, tattoo habits are expensive)!"

Me and "Donut Pusheen" at the bowling alley in Perth. The manager gave Pusheen to me free because she liked the Hello Kitty tattoo on my left arm. Oh... and the "WA" tattoo on my right arm stands for "Western Australia", not Washington State, btw...

I have no idea what this place is... I think it's a Chinese restaurant (it was closed), but I liked the sign. So there ya go. ha ha

This part of Perth is Elisabeth Quay (pronounced "key"). This is one of the thousands of beautiful sculptures throughout the city. What a lovely place to live!

Another day on "Gilligan's Island" aka Perth, Australia. At Elisabeth Quay (yet again) waiting for my yacht and looking pregnant (but I'm not). Funny thing is... at the Ritz-Carlton (our hangout) a Gen Zed (Gen Z in America) in line for the ladies room asked me for a tampon! ha ha ha. Yes, I laughed and said "Sorry sweetie... that ship sailed with my yacht!"

Matt and I bein' cheezy just after a meeting with the U.S. Consulate of Perth for a Texas BBQ. Guess who showed up? That's right! Matt and I (from Austin), and a couple from Houston! That's it! Haha! God Bless Texas!

This is what the Rapid Rail train/subway looks like in Perth. Clean, nearly empty, and free male dancers on Wednesdays! :p

As far as I know, neither Sydney nor Melbourne has the "GET THE EFF OUT OF HERE FAST!" button like we do in Perth!

This is Sparky. I didn't mean to startle him while he was meditating... he is obviously pissed off at me. If you don't like cats then I'm sorry - we can't be friends!

Michael Kors, on the other hand, is so Zen he never gets pissed off.

Pretty much says it all.

Matt having fun in the Indian Ocean when he should be working (shhhhh) ... just another day in Perth, Australia.

My enormous head is blocking the very small Perth city skyline. Sure love it here!

Great veiw of the Southern Cross from our patio.

Every place in Perth has some sort of sculpture or nearby artwork.

Sometimes the technology just doesn't wanna' cooperate.

Snoozing with Michael Kors. Nothing better than a "Cat Nap"...

Seinfeld lovers: "Maybe the dingo ate your baby!", or maybe I just "skolled" your Dingo!

This is what it looks like in CBD (i.e., Central Business District, or "downtown"). Notice there is no graffiti and no garbage in WA (Western Australia).

Just like us, Perth loves cats!

Let's play a game: how many REAL cats are in this picture???

Obviously, that's me; sitting with another sculpture, in Fremantle WA.

This is a surprisingly accurate assessment of Australia for Americans. We live in "Texas", and we happen to live near Fremantle WA. BTW, this bears NO resemblance to the "other" version circulating around on a certain site. IMO, Melbourne (a.k.a., "New York") is exactly like the real New York. No shit.

Sparky can't figure out what "Stuffy McStuffson" is looking at...

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Welcome to "Rottnest Island (ROTTO)" WA, home of the marsupial: the Quokka. What's a quokka??? You'll see...

Matt... pointing to "our home" of Perth, Australia, across the Indian Ocean from Rottnest Island, WA.

Me pointing at the same thing ha ha ha. 'Reckon we're here to stay!

This is a Quokka. They are EVERYWHERE on ROTTO! They are NOT what some may think (huge rats!); rather, more like really fat, friendly cats with big teeth. Going back to Rotto soon, and hopefully, I'll get a quokka smiling... because, well, "that's what they do"!

Across the Ditch (New Zealand)

This is the infamous Auckland Sky Tower.

This is the view from the top of the Auckland Sky Tower. See those ropes hanging just outside the window? Those are for the crazy people who pay $300 to bungee jump from the top of the tower! I saw two drop while I was sitting there, but it happened so fast that I couldn't get a photo. Not sure if they survived...

I stopped in Brisbane on the way back. Brisbane is a "must stop" if you visit Australia from the US or Europe. It's absolutely beautiful... don't get me wrong; Perth is lovely; however, Perth is like "Gilligan's Island" (ha ha). There is "literally" nothing to do in Perth, unless you have a shitload of money or know me personally ha ha. If you plan on visiting Perth, I recommend going to Cottesloe Beach!