I feel kinda awkward calling Perth's funky suburb of Fremantle 'Freo'. It's like when an international tourist visits Australia for a week and they're already saying "Wanna meet up Mondie arvo for a coldie at your local?" I mean, c'mon. At least give yourself a few weeks before you start throwing around words like 'breakie' and 'chucking a sickie.' These words are sacred Aussie slang!
But after trading in the kombi for a one bedroom apartment right in the heart of Fremantle last Wednesday and exploring the place for a few days, I accidentally said to Mum on the phone the other night, "Yeah, Freo's the best. I love it here." I realise I've only been here for a mere hours and I apologise! But in my defence, Fremantle is the kind of place where it's easy to fit in and feel like a local. Whether you're sipping your morning coffee on the cappuccino strip, wandering around the foreshore or lazing in the park with Sunday's paper, Fremantle has a great vibe about it that's really welcoming.
So here's some piccies of the place we've been staying at for the past few days. Much to his dismay, Luke's been doing some work over here for the software company he used to work for in Sydney and has been struggling with the 9-5 days of sitting at a computer. I, on the other hand, have been surprised at how easily I've adapted to this new lovely little existence of waking up late, doing yoga, going for walks near the beach and checking out the markets and shops around our new temporary home. Did I just say that out loud? All of that in between piles of freelance writing work and organising the next leg of our trip, I assure you. Cough.
The view from our unit - we booked it over the internet so we were stoked to see how close we ended up being to the city and the foreshore!
Look how excited Luke is to go to work... He even forgot to pack his proper work pants and had to wear jeans! Whoops!
Yours hanging out in Freo (Darn! I did it again!),
Odette
2 comments:
Dear Mr & Mrs Tonkin,
Report: Mr T's (2008-1990)Festivities - 9 April 2008
Attendance:FJ+MC,GFG+GME,AL,UP,UM+AS+CH,FL+FV
Activities:Convivial Chatter,Food Fest,Over-Eating,Conical Hat Parade,Pyrotechnics,Helium Ballooning,Cake Slashing,Cake Tasting & Sober Address by "B'day Boy". Score: 10/10
Dear FL & FV,
Report received - thank you for update. Clearly Mr T is growing up too fast & it is with sadness that BIL & SO had to miss festivities.
By all account celebrations sound typical of all other events celebrated at FJ & MC's place. Missing these great events is tough!
Travels in VW so far: 10/10
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