The first days in Perth

Saturday was a rather relaxed day. It rained from time to time. Or rather, it poured for about 5 minutes and then everything was fine again. I went into the city to buy an Australian SIM card. Of course, I also experienced one of these rain showers and got all wet. I was wearing my rain jacket, but my pants still got wet :D
Back at the hostel, I activated my SIM card. I can only remove my SIM card from my phone by poking a small key into a hole. I didn't have that key with me, but a paperclip from my sewing kit did the trick. I don't know why I had a paperclip in there, but sometimes you get lucky.
I booked a ferry and bikes with Isabel for Monday to go to Rottnest Island.
In the evening, a German guy told us a lot about vegans.
Sunday wasn't much different, except that it got a bit warmer and it stopped raining. I went to the city to see Elizabeth Quay. It's right by the water and it was still very windy there. So I was glad to have my rain jacket with me.
I bought a few things at the supermarket. I paid over 4$ (2.70€) for 3 lemons. That's quite a lot. :D In Australia, you can drink tap water, but it tastes very much like chlorine. Adding some lemons helps.
In the evening, I just cooked some food, a bit more because of our trip on Monday. As usual, I cooked myself a portion of rice and packed some hard-boiled eggs. I always have a banana with me for in between.
One way you can tell that you're not in Germany is the trees. They just look different. I don't know if it's true, but they all look like different types of eucalyptus trees. The birds sound different here too. Of course, in Australia, cars drive on the 'wrong' side, but you get used to it quickly. The pedestrian traffic lights are always green first and then turn red, but the red man still blinks. You can still cross the street then. It's just a signal that you won't be able to cross in a moment. At intersections, the traffic lights for drivers are behind the intersection. So if you're the first one at the traffic light, you don't have to contort yourself like in Germany to see it.
Something else that I noticed is that when you lock the door in public toilets, you have to turn the other way. I still get it wrong sometimes. :D
The houses just look different too. I don't know how to describe it, but you can tell you're somewhere else.