Subi

D and I went down to Subiaco for a meal last night. After a quick mooch around we settled on the Witches Cauldron...an old school eaterie with lots of wood panels, glass, fake flowers and a few stuffed witches suspended from the ceiling. Despite the chintzy, slightly odd interior, it had a special kind of vibe and the menu was spot on - lots of lamb, steaks, fish with amazing garlic prawns and the best spuds I've eaten all year (granted it's only Jan..). We also had a beautiful sparkling rose from neighbouring New Zealand - not great for this headache I've been lumbered with this week, but good for the soul :)

Subiaco is a nice part of town. Trendy, lively and modern with lots of nice bars, boutiques and cafes - a great place for the cash-rich, time poor to blow their big budgets and share their views on the world of an eve. It's also home to one of Perth's amazing art deco cinemas. Most of the independents were shut down years ago in the UK so it's been a real treat to see so many of these beautiful buildings still standing (there's even a Facebook page donated to art deco architecture in the city) When you look at these places, it seems sad that cinema has become such a low-key event - one of those places that people go to on the spur of the moment should they feel the urge. I rather like the idea of dressing up in a glamorous floor length dress, slapping on the red lippie and sporting some kind of glamorous up-do that took hours to prepare. If you consider the cost of tickets these days, it should be a posh affair should it not?

I feel a photography project coming on...