Discoverying the love for Perth
I lived and worked in interesting cities before – Paris for one. If I had a choice Perth would not have been the place I chose to live. This is my guy’s hometown and I got married to him so it was an obvious destination for more than one reason.
I often have to remind myself to be a ‘visitor’ rather than a lazy ‘resident’. Being a resident means complaining about how boring this city is and saying that there is nothing to do and it’s the same old thing etc. The best way to enjoy a city is to be a visitor. By that, I mean getting out there and doing stuff that tourists do.
That’s exactly what we did yesterday thanks to Brenda who has been my sidekick for the graduate shows this month. She got us to join her for a walking tour by Two Feet and a Heartbeat which is a local tour company run by an bunch of enthusiastic guys.
I am not going to recite which route Ryan and Gary took us around or interesting stories they told us last night. All I can tell you is that they made me discover my love for the city of Perth. After listening to two of them harping on about all the exciting changes that are taking place now and all of the changes that took place in the past, I was immediately infected by their love for the city. Before this tour, C Y O’Connor or all the new developments did not mean anything to me. After the tour, I’m so excited about all the changes and improvements planned for the city.
Two feet and a heartbeat also runs daily tours in Fremantle and small bar tours in Perth. I’m definitely doing those just so that I can get the additional dose of passion and enthusiasm from them.
