Showing posts with label Perth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perth. Show all posts

Sunday, April 29, 2007

for days in Perth

(一)Market篇(下)

Subiaco is another my favorite destination - a unique, funky and non mainstream shopping destination. Market is the heart and the soul of Subiaco, or 'Subi', as affectionately known by the locals.
This is Subiaco Pavilion Market. It's right opposite Subiaco Train station.A flower shop: I love those scattered petals on the floor.
These toy things dragged me into the stall. Especially the one on the left, they remind me of the colorful clownfish in the movie FINDING NEMO.
I'm a bookaholic, also a bookstoreaholic.
A japan shop: I like the layout, full of Japanese tastes.
Market Square Park:
Children are playing around, and people are having picnics on the LARGE grassed area.
A brass and limestone sculpture
Subiaco Oval: the largest and most recognised stadium in Western Australia. It's the home ground to both Perth-based AFL teams - the West Coast Eagles and The Fremantle Football Club. On that day, there was a football game. It was my FIRST time to see such high volumes of cars and people into an area in Australia.
Outside Subiaco Oval
Queuing for tickets
Fans of the Fremantle Football Club on the traditional scarf and support clothing
Park of Subiaco Oval: big, old trees and grassy land
Park of Subiaco Oval: a children's recreation land!^O^
A children's hospital nearby: I like the color and design of this building.
Perth Modern School: Opened in 1911. On that event day, the school opened its playground for parking.
Perth Modern School: A memorial (established in 1920) records names of 148 Modernians, mostly aged between 18 and 22 years of age, who enlisted in World War I, 23 lost their lives.
High school orchestra competition in the hall of Perth Modern School:
I was invited because the elder daughter of my homestay family was a principle flutist in her school. I can tell which is a private school and which is a public according to their dress. At the scene, someone was broadcasting the live show, although I found his voice and words distracted me from the music.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

for days in Perth

(-) Market篇(上)
国内买东西要不到超市,要不就到商场,可到了西澳,我反而每周数着日子去赶集市(当地人称之为market),有的集市还只是建在一个废弃的仓库里.集市通常只在每周的周五下午,周六和周日才开.这里的集市和国内的那些其实很像,很多小摊并排着, 摊主还会吆喝顾客.集市里有许多有趣的玩意,比如各种各样的旅游纪念品,有着当地特色的设计和艺术品,世界各地的奇异之物,日常生活用品,花花草草,还有我最爱的新鲜水果和蔬菜, 但最重要的是,超便宜!对于我这种想买点特别的东西但口袋瘪瘪的来说真是棒极了.当地人也常常来集市买东西,便宜又新鲜,我homestay的男主人周日会到fremantle的集市摆摊卖有机蔬菜水果, 可惜我一次也没碰上.我常去的集市主要在subiaco和fremantle, 当地人简称为subi和frel.集市周围通常有许多咖啡店和甜点店.每次我从fremantle回来总会去一家冰淇淋店买一个icecream cone,在回去的车上美美的品味一番.我觉得应该把Australian culture class 搬到这些market来上(几乎每个人都不喜欢上这课,我只上过两次课, 因为种种原因漏了数次课--哈哈,按理每周两次,总共五周),亲身体验比起那些平面的幻灯片much enjoyable.
先逛逛Fremantle吧.


Fremantle Railway Station:
无论去Fremantle还是Subiaco都要坐train,有点像国内的轻轨,与公交车相比更准时更快.


街角一coffee bar:喜欢那橘色的凳子


Fremantle Post Office


一家卖澳洲土著乐器店外:不仅卖乐器还教你怎么演奏,店主还是蛮体贴细心的.可惜旅游的人往往只来一次啦.


Church: 年代很久了,好像自有人定居在这就有了


Souvenir Street:
如其街名,两旁都是纪念品店.也有一元店,两元店(不知这种一元店是国内先创然后漂洋过海还是国外引进).悄悄说句,其实这些纪念品在集市内也有卖,而且much cheaper!^_^
边上的SUBWAY, 我曾经在里面吃过一个sandwich,味道和国内的差不多.(想起在北京拉着qian吃qian皱眉的样子.haha) 在吃惯了自己乱倒腾的sandwich后,这里的sandwich味道实在是太好了,尤其是酸黄瓜!不过,最后加各种sauce时懵了,一堆奇怪的英文名, 害得我只好壮着胆小心问店员: Could you tell me what they are made of? 估计我是第一个这样问的人,搞得店员也蒙了,拉着另一个问,那位想了半天,指着其中的一罐:egg, 然后两人一副恍然大悟的表情. 后来我就只加了这一个Souce.
与Mcdonald's, KFC, Hungry Jack(和前两个差不多的)相比, SUBWAY的食品健康多了,我homestay举垃圾食品时,就特别说SUBWAY例外,sandwich蔬菜多,肉少,低热量,低脂,价格也不贵, 我花了三澳元左右,折合人民币还不到二十,味道不错,我挺喜欢吃的.杭州怎么没有呢?



商店和门口卖艺的老人:
老人吹得是口琴.图左边的是一群日本学生(看上去像小学生).我去perth的时候正是暑假,许多日本台湾香港的学生也在那里短期交流学语言.他们年纪都很小,小学生或中学生,像我们这样正在念大学的我倒还没碰到过.坐公交车时经常发现几乎都是亚洲人,而且都是小孩.除了司机,感觉就跟在国内坐公交车差不多了,只不过没有那么拥挤,除了早上八点左右都有空座.


咖啡街:
沿着左面没拍到的走廊再走几步就到了我最爱的icecream店了!我总共去了Fremantle三次,尝了三种不同的味道.有次我在店内坐了会儿,坐我对面的是一当地的老太太,她也一个人悠游自在的舔着icecream cone. 我在这里算是破戒了,在国内我通常不吃冰淇淋.当然啦,哈根达斯除外,呵呵,不过我也没吃过.所以诸位有谁去哈根达斯请客,千万叫上我噢!^_^


fairy store:
children's dream, especially for girls. 魔杖,黑披风,魔女的扫帚,羽毛的翅膀,蝴蝶的翅膀,公主裙(每个女孩的梦想),小精灵,仙女,巫婆,魔女...梦幻般的童话世界!


Fremantle Market


专卖纪念品的店铺和水果蔬菜摊:
通常水果摊前有一些切好的水果片,顾客可以随意品尝,比较各种类别和不同摊的味道.水果可以散卖,也有包成一打地的卖,往往一打只需要两三澳元,相当的便宜.这里的苹果品种主要有富士,嘎哩和pink lady,嘎哩味道偏淡,pink lady肉太硬,一番品尝后我都会买富士,个儿很小,皮红而有光泽,味鲜而甜(没有国内的那么大个,味道也不大一样).不过,我最爱的香蕉没的吃,据说因为产香蕉的地区台风,香蕉产量大减,市场上一根小小的香蕉估计也得要十几RMB了, sooooooo贵!!!我在澳洲吃得最多最喜欢的另一种水果就是avocado了,把它抹在烤好的面包片上,再洒上一些柠檬汁,比cheese好吃又健康(想起有天晚饭尝的golden cheese,好像里面的奶来自山羊,味道so strong, homestay 一家吃得乐开怀, 可我--尝了一口就感觉胃里翻江倒海) .另外饼干(特别是葱油咸饼干)蘸着avocado,味道也不错. 可是国内我怎么从没找到过它的踪影,而且一直不知道它的中文名(通俗的名称,"鳄梨"除外). 附上avocado靓照一幅:)

avocado

一卖各种spice的小摊,好像是来自印度或南美洲的风味,小碗里装着一些,可以品尝.

market里的酒吧:
弹唱的吉他手,很有氛围( 可惜照片拍糊了,主要是前面拿着啤酒喝的挡着, 我也不好意老对着别人拍)

占卜,手相,祖宗的风水之类的在国外还是蛮流行的,我每次路过都发现有人在请教,难道他们真信这个?


fishing boat harbor:
这个港口现在还在运作,停泊的主要是渔船,供应fresh sea food!!!
左边那张照片右侧的餐厅(插着旗帜的)是Kailis' fish market cafe,英文课的老师在那里举行了她的婚礼!

Cicerello's:
Australia best-known fish & chip shop. 我就在坐在这儿品尝了著名的fish & chip. 说实话,就是一堆炸薯条(和KFC差不多)上放上一两块炸鱼(鱼外面裹上一层面粉,颜色和薯条差不多).炸鱼挺新鲜的,毕竟就在港口边,比起市场上冰了又冻的鱼鲜美些.不过,说实话,味道也就如此,比起中华美食来,差远了.唉,谁叫咱中国人对食物那么挑剔呢.^_^