We proceeded to McDonald’s for our breakfast. The outlet was rather far from the airport that the journey took about 40 minutes. The group in charge of the day had to take orders for 41 people. The staff there looked a little bewildered and overwhelmed. The tour guide mentioned that they weren’t really used to taking orders to such a sudden large influx of crowd. Nonetheless, the staff at the counter served us most patiently and politely. The menu was slightly different from the usual at Singapore, and we eagerly ate our breakfast.
Our first destination was a local supermarket where we did some stock up of water as well as snacks we would like to munch on when we get to our chalets. We bought mineral water bottles so that we could constantly keep ourselves hydrated as the weather dry.
Our next destination was the Monument Hill Memorial Reserve at the historical town of Fremantle. The monument is Fremantle’s Heritage and National Trust listed war memorial. We took a lot of photos and we had a talk with retired Navy soldiers who happened to be there. One of them shared with us their experience during war and he mentioned that he was on the H.M.S Arc Royal which went to Changi during WW2.
Our next stop was the Fremantle Market, one of the best-known landmarks in Fremantle. We could buy locallymade souvenirs in there and we were lucky as the market only opens on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We bought a lot of stuff such as souvenirs, food and clothing.
For our lunch, we went to the famous Kalis Restaurant where, word has it, that they served the best fish and chips in Australia. The fish was fresh, with its meat soft, white and flaky, and its skin fried to a nice, thin, golden brown. Kalis was also very generous with their servings and most of us had trouble finishing our food.
We visited the Gravity Discovery Centre next and met our guide, Grant, a man most charming, and who obviously was passionate about his work. The centre is an environment museum. Firstly, he showed as a video about how gravity affects the formation of the universe. Then, he brought us to the Leaning Tower of Gingin to learn about acceleration due to gravity. We filled balloons with water and climbed up 220 steps which was about 13-storey high. It was tiring and it got very windy along the way up. Those of us who had some fear of height pressed on and got to the pinnacle. We started dropping balloons from the top of the tower, and did an experiment to see that the mass of any object, whether heavy or light, did not affect its velocity when falling down. Grant showed us around the centre. There were many exhibits such as the enormous pendulum tower, gigantic murals showing the history of the universe, and an Innovation Gallery showcasing WA inventions. We also watched a video about the universe while lying down flat on the floor. For dinner, we had fish and chips again at the centre.
Then, we proceeded to Cosmos Centre, one of the six world’s astrological centre. Our guides were nicknamed Astra (Star), Mr. Universe and Starman. They explained to us about their recent future project which is the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). The purpose of the project was to build telescopes so large that we could listen into the sounds of the past in space, to help get some clues on the creation of the universe. This project, when materialized will be a giant leap for astrology. After that, we went star gazing under the Western Australian night sky. We were astounded by innumerable stars we saw. We caught sight of a moving satellite, and our guide pointed us to Venus, Jupiter, Sirius, Mercury, the 7 sisters etc. etc. It was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity for many of us and the experience was a magical one!
Our first destination was a local supermarket where we did some stock up of water as well as snacks we would like to munch on when we get to our chalets. We bought mineral water bottles so that we could constantly keep ourselves hydrated as the weather dry.
Our next destination was the Monument Hill Memorial Reserve at the historical town of Fremantle. The monument is Fremantle’s Heritage and National Trust listed war memorial. We took a lot of photos and we had a talk with retired Navy soldiers who happened to be there. One of them shared with us their experience during war and he mentioned that he was on the H.M.S Arc Royal which went to Changi during WW2.
Our next stop was the Fremantle Market, one of the best-known landmarks in Fremantle. We could buy locallymade souvenirs in there and we were lucky as the market only opens on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We bought a lot of stuff such as souvenirs, food and clothing.
For our lunch, we went to the famous Kalis Restaurant where, word has it, that they served the best fish and chips in Australia. The fish was fresh, with its meat soft, white and flaky, and its skin fried to a nice, thin, golden brown. Kalis was also very generous with their servings and most of us had trouble finishing our food.
We visited the Gravity Discovery Centre next and met our guide, Grant, a man most charming, and who obviously was passionate about his work. The centre is an environment museum. Firstly, he showed as a video about how gravity affects the formation of the universe. Then, he brought us to the Leaning Tower of Gingin to learn about acceleration due to gravity. We filled balloons with water and climbed up 220 steps which was about 13-storey high. It was tiring and it got very windy along the way up. Those of us who had some fear of height pressed on and got to the pinnacle. We started dropping balloons from the top of the tower, and did an experiment to see that the mass of any object, whether heavy or light, did not affect its velocity when falling down. Grant showed us around the centre. There were many exhibits such as the enormous pendulum tower, gigantic murals showing the history of the universe, and an Innovation Gallery showcasing WA inventions. We also watched a video about the universe while lying down flat on the floor. For dinner, we had fish and chips again at the centre.
Then, we proceeded to Cosmos Centre, one of the six world’s astrological centre. Our guides were nicknamed Astra (Star), Mr. Universe and Starman. They explained to us about their recent future project which is the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). The purpose of the project was to build telescopes so large that we could listen into the sounds of the past in space, to help get some clues on the creation of the universe. This project, when materialized will be a giant leap for astrology. After that, we went star gazing under the Western Australian night sky. We were astounded by innumerable stars we saw. We caught sight of a moving satellite, and our guide pointed us to Venus, Jupiter, Sirius, Mercury, the 7 sisters etc. etc. It was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity for many of us and the experience was a magical one!
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