Adventurous Maite: Australia 4 (21-27 January 2011)

Pictures 21-29 January

21 January at classroom.

Every week (Fridays) we sadly have to say goodbye to some of our classmates

At the Coffee bar of the school (I'm behind)

The bus

New activity with Eurocentres. Today we're going to play pool

Big game room with pool, table football, board games, ping pong tables, etc.

Dickson, Aika and me :-)

With Brazilian guys Marcio and Michel

Relax playing pool....

LOL... Pool isn't my speciality xD

I prefer ping-pong game!

The Horseshoe Bridge

With Aika and Tatiana

Dickson, Aika and me

Ready for an ice cream :-)

AQUARIUM VISIT

AQWA: The Aquarium of Western Australia

23 January 2011. Sunday, perfect day to go to the Aquarium

Some pictures close to the Aquarium

Sorrento Quay Beach. This is a well-protected beach for kids. Safe for them

Marina seafoods and snacks. There are many places to eat near the Aquarium

Sorrento Quay at Hillarys Boat Harbour there're restaurants and cafes, great shopping, live entertainment and a fantastic holiday atmosphere, all located in a beautiful marina with a safe, sheltered swimming beach. There’s always lots to see and do at Sorrento Quay

Let's go shopping at Sorrento Quay Boardwalk!

AQWA is a privately owned aquarium in Hillarys, Western Australia. AQWA was Australia's largest aquarium when it opened and still possesses Australia's largest single aquarium and walk-through underwater tunnel

AQWA is extremely popular, being located on the northern Sunset Coast and within easy reach of Perth, by train, bus or car

I took a lot of pictures inside the Aquarium

AQWA is divided into five areas that reflect the unique marine environments and life found in distinct regions of WA's coast: Great Southern Coast, Perth Coast, Marmion Marine Park, Shipwreck Coast and Far North

Time to eat something

In AQWA Cafe, enjoying delicious snacks and drinks with magnificant views of Hillarys Marina. The staff were thoughtful and kind, like everyone in Australia :-)

AQWA gift shop

OMG!

Sharks!

Turtles :-)

Wooooow!!!

Last pictures inside the Aquarium

Excellent views

There're cafes, restaurants and a mouth watering selection of food outlets in Sorrento Quay and also inside the Aquarium

Aquarium's entrance

Sorrento Quay Marina

Chocolateria San Churro at Hillarys Boat Harbour brings the Spanish chocolate tradition

Sorrento Quay shops, restaurants and supermarkets. Cold Rock is an ice creamery located on the Boardwalk; The Sorrento Beach Shack is a casual beach cafe and Core Surf is a a large surf store and stock ladies, men’s and kids apparel as well as surf and skate products

After our Aquarium visit... we're going to the Hillarys Beach. This beach extends for 1.9 km from the northern training wall of Hillarys Boat Harbour to the western tip of Mullaloo (Pinaroo) Point

We reached the beach and devoted ourselves to enjoying the end of the afternoon at that
fantastic site

Cloudy and windy afternoon

Having a good time with friends

Last picture before leaving the beach

Beautiful house!

The Koala, a nation's icon. This book is a celebration of an incomparable animal, a reflection on its importance as a national icon, and an appeal for further protection and conservation of native wildlife

Night in Perth

Live the night!

Toasting

Dancing!

What's up mate?

Recreational activities

At friend's home

24-1-2011

Street music

Swimming in the home pool :-)

Diving

My doggie friend ;)

Relax after the bath...

My other doggie friend. Sooo handsome!

At the brewery The Generous Squire in 397 Murray St

Eating chips

Some pictures in Harbour Town Outlet Shopping, 840 Wellington Rd.

If you love shopping for the best deals in town, you can't go past Harbour Town! As Perth's only outlet-style shopping centre, you'll find all the best brands at the best prices, seven days a week

Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday 9am-5:30pm

Friday 9am-9pm,

Saturday 9am-5pm

Sunday 11am-5pm

Williams Shoes outlet

Jim Kidd Sports

Simone Perele shop

829 Wellington St, Perth

Tuesday 25 January 2011

This was one of the funnest days with my schoolmates and teachers

The day before the Australian's National Day.
Near the school... Getting ready for a funny day!
Today the activities are outside the classroom!

With my best friend in Australia, Aika! My Japanese sister :v

Walking through the city

This is a curious and bizarre tile

We formed a team! Fun activities but always serve some purpose in the
learning process. We had a big teambuilding game

Smileeeeeee

Exploring the city, searching for clues, etc. Looking for the treasure :)

City Stay Apartment Hotel in 875 Wellington St

Following tracks and rules

With my Asian friends (from Korea, Thailand and Japan)

First pictures at The Harold Boas Gardens, corner of Wellington and Colin Streets.
Just across the way from Harbour Town, and right near the city, this playground is in a lovely public gardens

Charming, secluded, tiered gardens hiding away on the outskirts of the city. Many opportunities for beautiful photographs including a waterfall, several ponds, bridges and a beautiful array of overhanging trees

The blue-green lake makes a perfect picture

Another selfie with Aikaaaaaa

Ducks at the lake

This playground has swings, spinny things, climby things, a difficult slide, and a good pole. In addition it's pretty and shady

Pretty ivy covered garden shed

The gardens feature several lakes and a waterfall

Dense shrubberies with large grassed areas and ample shade from the trees, originally planted in 1900, provides a restful respite for city workers

A small and tranquil oasis which feels as though it's light years away from the noise and chaos of the Twenty First Century

My Australian backpack

Children's playground

Having fun!

More pictures with classmates

The best team

With Daniele

Altogether

Getting prepared for a new activity

Wayne, our teacher, explaining the activity

Let's start with the new game

At the back in the photo, I'm next to Anaïs, Sarah, etc.

Laughing

Some more pics of the activities organized by Eurocentres

Forming a chain... Carefully! We cannot break it

The chain is becoming longer... We can win this battle!

Working on winning!

Good job mates! It's so long

Checking the length

And the result is... second position! Our prize... Small koalas and some Australian biscuits

Proud of my prize

Showing our sweet koalas

Another fun and didactic game about Australian native fauna

These small koalas are a typical souvenir. I won this but I bought many more

Power girls ^_^

Fantastic team

With other of our teachers

Wayne and his explanations

Eating my biscuit :D

Activity sheet

Good typical biscuits!

Great moment between teachers xd

The most of the students in Eurocentres were Asian

LOL

Chocolateeeeee. Energy before exercise xD

More games in Harold Boas Gardens. Now sport game! I like it!
Two groups are placed facing each other separated by a central line and then the teacher throws a shoe and says one student's name of each team and we should run to take it and run again towards our zone

Me in action against Daniele!

Run, run, run...

Concentration!

Ok... Game over mates!

With Maria Fernanda, a Colombian friend

Relax time and pictures everytime :-)

With Wayne, teacher of Upper-Intermediate course

Crazy girls

With Aika and Mike

Ohhh! Time to go back to the school... :'(

Fast food and gaining weight.... Like in United States... OMG!

Always chips!

This is Shinya Yahata from Japan

Street performances were frequent in Perth

Shopping bags!

Shoes in my bedroom

One of my favs koala bear who snores if you press the button!

Wednesday 26 January 2011

AUSTRALIA DAY

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and raising of the Flag of Great Britain at that site by Governor Arthur Phillip. In contemporary Australia, celebrations reflect the diverse society and landscape of the nation, and are marked by community and family events, reflections on Australian history, official community awards, and citizenship ceremonies welcoming new immigrants into the Australian community.

Japanese friends :-)

Going to Kings Park

Pics in Kings Park. Typical Australia Day activities include barbecues, picnic, sporting events, outdoor concerts and festivals (like Big Day Out), and fireworks

We went to the Kings Park (Aika and two Japanese friends of her) and we met there with other mates to spend the day

For most of Australians, Australia Day means a fun day off work and a big party to celebrate the founding of the country

Lot of people go to the park this day

10th Light Horse Memorial

Arriving to the picnic area

Beautiful views of downtown Perth and Swan River

People looking at the river

Nice skyline views

Day camping

Australian flags everywhere

War memorial obelisk

The park is popular for picnics. We had a picnic lunch in the park

A helicopter flying with a big Australian flag

Potato chips!

Aika & me enjoying the picnic

Me (left) with other mates

Marcio taking a picture of the Swan River

Relaxing and peaceful holiday

Two Brazilian friends

Eternal Flame in Kings Park, with the inscription "We Will Remember Them". An eternal flame which was lit in 2000 from a flame taken from the Australian War Memorial, thus providing a symbolic link to the place where the names of all Australia's war dead are recorded

Touring the park and going to the city centre

The sign at the entrance

Crowd

Flags at the heart of the business district in Perth

The Forrest Centre is regarded as one of the most prestigious business addresses in Perth and is located on the Western end of St George's Terrace in the heart of Perth's CBD

High buildings

Central Park is a 51-storey office tower in Perth, Western Australia. The building measures 226 m (741 ft) from its base at St Georges Terrace to the roof, and 249 m (817 ft) to the tip of its communications mast. Upon its completion in 1992, the tower became the tallest building in Perth. It is also currently the Eighth tallest building in Australia and the tallest building in the Western half of Australia

We entered into a local to drink something and I changed my clothes... I was dressed in the Australian flag xD. Photo taken in 5/731 Hay St

Hundreds of thousands of people celebrating this day

Picnics, music, fireworks,... everything to celebrate Australia Day

I love that dress!!!

Perth Festival... Music and fireworks :-)

Pretty backdrop

LOTTO??? Aerial performances

Beautiful dusk

Australia Day Fireworks: Perth's biggest event, with over 350.000 people gathering in Kings Park and along the Swan River to watch the 30.000 fireworks that light up the city skies at 20:00 on Australia Day, 26 January. The fireworks and laser display are launched from the city skyscrapers, the Swan Bell Tower, the Narrows Bridge and from barges on the river. They are choreographed to music on Perth Radio Station Mix 94.5. The show normally lasts around 30 minutes. We saw the fireworks next to the Swan Bell Tower

This is Australia's biggest community celebration of the National Day, with Perth's skyline exploding with sound, light and spectacular colours for the annual City of Perth Australia Day fireworks display

Enjoying the spectacular fireworks in the city, near the Swan Bell Tower

I never expected to see that many people together for this event but I understand it because it's a wonderful event

Night on the town... Going to the train station to go home. 26 January was an unforgettable day, no doubt... From morning to night it was wonderful.

It will remain on my mind forever

Thursday 27-1-2011
Today we're going to the CITY BEACH

The photo below shows Floreat Forum is a Double Supermarket shopping centre located in the leafy suburb of Floreat located halfway between Perth's CBD and the coast

In City Beach looking for the beach xD.

City Beach has two major beaches (Floreat Beach and "City Beach") as well as a dog beach. Each of those beaches has its own competitive surf lifesaving club with all the associated facilities.

City Beach!

City Beach is a beachside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge

The sand is white/yellow and soft, making it an ideal surface for the beach volleyball courts and matkot. The main swimming and surfing area is protected between two groynes and it is overlooked by lawns