I want to go back to Perth (PART TWO)

On our forth day we had a long drive to Margaret River for some wine and lunch

I made a reservation online when I was in Singapore

Just in case if it was a busy vineyard

The day was pretty gloomy with a lot of cotton balls in the sky

(As seen on photos)

After a long drive, we took a break and stumbled upon a herd of cows

There were many flies around them which I'm sure was pretty annoying to them

They were all facing back and as soon as we approached

ALL OF THEM...

Were staring at us...

It was pretty creepy 

It was as if they wanted to attack us but there were fences

And so we left the herd and found an old man selling coffee :)

An old man doing his business making coffee for riders ;)

We didn't stay long due to the crazy flies manifesto

Thanks for working so hard selling humble black coffee!

The sky was getting darker and cloudier when we arrived Voyager Estate

I was so happy we arrived (Finally!!!)

It took us around 3 hours or so just to get to VE

And I'm glad I picked VE and spent minimum 3 hours just in one Vineyard

The compound was amazingly beautiful with tons of roses around

It was also very spacious and not as crowded as usual vineyards we've been in Sydney

Rose petals were scattering around the grass 

If only the sky was blue...

Nonetheless, we enjoyed the scenery ;)

 We went to the restaurant for our 12.45pm reservation

I would say service in Voyager Estate wasn't pleasant

But I have the say the food was delicious with the capital D!

Voyager Estate provides ala carte and menu course lunch

(With/Without wine : Different price)

We weren't sure if we wanted course menu so they assigned us a two-seat table

The area wasn't as pleasant 

(We requested the corner 4 seater table but we were assigned elsewhere)

When we changed our mind after browsing through the menu

We decided to take course menu instead

They were pleased to inform us that we could move to the "Initial requested" table

I guess what you paid for gets you to move to a better table too...

And that's just awkward because we were from one table to another and another

Anyways, we were also given a complimentary sparkling wine

They were DELISH!!!

The course menu is called "The Discovery Menu"

There were 6 menu and we had so much fun tasting every one of them

We were also given a free postcard with every menu we had

Everyone of them has its own stories to tell

I've forgotten all the names but enjoy the photos!

Just by looking at them, brought me back to Voyager Estate again

We had 2 desserts!

One was from the menu and the other was complimentary

How amazing was that!!!

After our awesome lunch we decided to go to the front building to taste and buy some wine

The place was empty and we would like to have a taste some of the wine

The lady wasn't very pleasant and helpful

She took out 2 glasses of wine, pour one for my partner

But didn't pour one for me...

Despite the empty glass next to his glass

She asked me if I wanted one as well...

DUH!!!

When second wine came, she didn't even change nor wash the glass with water

She poured down the second wine to the same glass...

Why on earth would she do that?

Despite all these weird service, we bought 2 bottles of wine

All we could say: Hopefully VE can improve with their poor service

Apparently there were many complains with their services

Perhaps we are not the type of customers they were looking for...

To be Continued...

I want to go back to Perth (PART ONE)

Just a couple of months back, My partner and I visited Perth for the first time

We were there for 4 nights and it was way too short :(

We visited couple places in Perth and we had so much fun

From amazing dinner to whale watching and lots of other activities!

Our first night (we arrived pretty late), we were starving and was looking for food

We drove around Mount Lawley (where we stayed) and stumbled upon this crowded restaurant

Bivouac Canteen and Bar is a must place to visit for a good food and service

We ordered a little too much and I ended up passing the food to my partner

Bad HABITs!

The weather in Perth was a blessing, we had such a beautiful day cruising around

I had my itinerary with me and we headed to Araluen Botanic Garden

It took us around 40 minutes to get there

With such a beautiful day, We didn't mind how long it took us to drive :)

Along the way to Araluen, we spotted one wild kangaroo (what a beautiful sight)

I thought we would be seeing more but that was it

Araluen is beautiful with tons of roses everywhere

We also spotted duck and ducklings in the pond dipping in the water

How ADORBS!

Things we didn't know, when we arrived end of october there were tons of flies around

It was almost the beginning of summer but the night was still very cold (16degree)

Most of the time especially outside perth city, there were many flies following us everywhere

It was very annoying and I hate flies!

There are many beaches in Perth to visit

Famous one are Scarborough, Frementle, Cottesloe, City Beach and so on

I thought perhaps the famous one are easy to find/go, we would start off with somewhere far

To have itinerary is always a good idea to know what to do the next day

Don't you think?

So we went to Burns beach and it took us about 30 minutes to get there

Traffic in Perth is amazing

Everybody drives in a good phase

No one was ever racing in highway like most asian countries haha!

We enjoyed the sunny day with breezy weather

It was so good I could taste the sea :)

(I WANT TO GO BACK)

Having a car in Perth is a MUST!

Without it, you have no freedom to go wherever you want

Public transport are not as convenient as Sydney

PLUS, cab fare are very expensive!

Just a quick note, do yourself a favor and get a driving license ;)

After a good tour of the day (it was an easy first day)

We went to Must Wine Bar, I made an appointment before we got to Perth tho

We were actually very happy with the food

It was rather $$$$$ but the portion was big (Aussie style/size)

I always ended up passing the food, once again!

Ordered a bottle of red with amazing dessert to share

We ended the night with happy tummy!

On a sunday morning, we got up pretty early to get to Hillary's Harbour

We arrived a tad too early actually :D

I refused to be late so we got up early and waited in the car at the harbour

How silly of me...

Yet another sunny day but the sea was rather choppy :(

The last time we went for such activities was when we were in Sydney

But instead of whale, we had dolphin watch but to our disappointment;

There was no dolphins at all :(

We took Mill's charters to do whale watch because we were guaranteed to see whale!

The watch lasted about 4 hours...

A VERY LONG HOURS INDEED...................!

Our an hour ride to the whale watch, we bumped at a whale carcass (Yes, as seen on TV)

The sea was so choppy that our boat was going side ways... It was terrible

But I wasn't feeling sick (Just yet)

The carcass was smelling so bad; after inspection, we took off again to find live whale

After a long journey trying to spot whales, I started feeling sick....

So sick I wish I could just let it out in the water but I required to do that in a paper bag

Mill's charters provides them, So don't worry!

You had no idea how tiring it was to gaze at the sea for so long with choppy sea...

In the end my body gave up and so I LET IT GO!

I felt little better and we finally spotted mother and baby whale

They were very shy... I wish to see them jumped off the water

Or at least wave to say Hello or goodbyes haha

Well, I guess at that moment I just want to go back to solid ground

I'm not as adventurous as others but I wish I was...

I felt so happy that the trip wasn't a waste of time gazing at the sea and get sea sick

It was worth the sickness haha...

After a crazy boat ride, It was time to just laze at Hillary's Beach with a pack of Sandwich

(Homemade sandwich ;))

To be Continued...

My Muse

Couple months back Cathy came to Singapore to visit his son

My partner :)

She came down to Singapore for almost a month

She's a very carefree person 

She told me she would love to get a make over on her face!

I was delighted to help her...

I was not sure whether I'd be any help for her

but it turns out not as bad as what I'd have thought!

I'd say I did an OK job and not over the top too

She's an european with very intense features

It is good to cool it down with the shadings and contours

It magically made her look softer and demure 

I did a fun make up for her in Singapore 

and I also did one when we were in BALI!

She looked amazing and happy with the outcome

What do you think?

Do you want to be my muse? :D

Pictures shown are not edited

Originally from my camera (Not phone camera)

XOXO