Agnes (my neighbour) and me went to see the Fremantle festival.
Ok taken before I left home, checking my camera to see if it still works!!! hahahha
We left our car at the Claremont train station and hitched a train ride. It was fun. There were many people heading that way too. Now Fremantle festival is an annual event (apparently.. hehe.. only heard about it this year!!!) Anyway, we arrived there at around noon, train ride took about 15 mins. First stop - Target!! I needed to buy a christmas present for a little boy/girl, part of our office Christmas program to collect gifts for the orphan kids. So into Target we went, me looking for a present and Agnes, just browsing. I suppose as the store is big, we got sidetracked around the ladies section :-) (I know, I know..an excuse ...) 20% off ladies clothing... hmmmm.. who could resist that??? Good bargain!!! Tried on a few pieces, liked one, and guess what??? Just had to have it... hahahha... Then we went upstairs to look at toys (which was the reason I was in Target) but didn't buy any. Reason being??? Oh, too hard to carry all over the street. We still had to watch the parade remember?? :-)
After Target we went roaming the street and found some other bargain!!! Red Dot was our next stop and this was where I bought my gift for a little girl, and it was good bargain too!!!.. Ok by now, I was already carrying 2 plastic bags. So much for saying 'No more buying, gotta save money!!!!' or 'Don't want to buy lah.. so hard to carry' ...Yeah right - the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak!!! or something like that..
Well, we went wandered down South Terrace where the hoo-haa was supposed to take place, and guess what? We saw the road was closed, people were wandering around.. but nothing much happening. Just like a typical Sunday in Fremantle... Where were the stalls?? Where was the parade???
See no stalls. I was hoping for a street fair..like Gaya Street.. hehehe...
Now, shopping makes one hungry, so we went into Dome for lunch. Picked a window seat and enjoyed watching people walking by. And this is what we saw...
This man was in a costume and posing for everyone who wanted a pic :-)
After lunch, we went a walkabout and saw some interesting events...
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At the end of the street, a stage was set up and these young ladies were dancing the bhangra.. Very catchy music.. kids watching were dancing along.. very vibrant!!!
We also found where the stalls were!!!
Parade started at 4pm, and it was indeed a colourful one. Here are some pics of the parade..
Parade ended at around 5pm but the street festival went on till night time. We didn't stay till late. We left Fremantle at around 6pm. It was a tiring but interesting day.
Next will be the Christmas parade :-)
