Anyway, during this time, I also became more interested in fashion and supermodels. I think because the girls got so dressed up for college (university) classes, I was a little shocked and felt I had some brushing up to do. Fashion was everywhere, even in little old Manchester. At the time, the “alien” look was in, so Gemma Ward, Jessica Stam (who I’ve seen twice in person, that pretty lady), Lisa Cant, Heather Marks, Devon Aoki and the like were “in.” Gemma Ward hails from Perth, Australia. She was my favorite of them all at the time, and I can’t even remember why.
So to me, Gemma was Australia, and Perth was Australia. I didn’t care much about Sydney or Melbourne, Bondi Beach or whatever … so when I told my Australian friends I wanted to go to Perth, I got a bunch of “why!?”s and “I hate Perth, it’s so hot!”s.
Hot it is not in the late fall, but it’s not the most exciting place on earth … and I had to learn this the hard way. Highlights for me were Cottesloe Beach and Fremantle (much more exciting than downtown Perth, if you ask me), and I tried to kill as much time as possible on a rainy day at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, which was nice … nicer than MCA in Sydney, and larger … and just as free. Other than that, Perth is dull.
One nice tidbit about Perth, though? Apparently it’s the city furthest from New York City in distance (direct opposite side of the globe), so now I can say I’ve been to the other side of the earth. Or something like that.
Some photos …
Fremantle is famous for its prison and its port, and is
about a 30-minute train ride from Perth City
Fremantle town center
E Shed Markets in Fremantle, by the harbor
