Saturday July 28th
Tuesday – I wake at 4:45am to catch a cab to the airport. Time to fly to Mumbai – Oh joy, oh joy.
It is a 5 hr flight and not in business class - :( However, the seats are roomy and they even serve free wine. It is my first time in Perth and I am picked up at the airport by a colleague who has graciously offered to put me up at his house for the three nights.
The weather is fantastic – sunny 24°c. Perth is a beautiful city and I am very impressed by it. It makes San Diego look dumpy. My host has an impressive town house across from the beach and I am shown to a very nice room with its own full bathroom. The beach is endless and relatively empty. Waves are surprisingly small, as winter is the prime surfing season.
The living room - all windows look out over the ocean
The view from the balcony
Sunday morning, I wake late to find my host has gone surfing and I take advantage of the time and go for a run. Later, we spend the day touring the city and I am taken for a ride in his limited edition hand built Aston Marton. New it would cost $400’000, but it is 6 years old so it probably only cost him half. He even lets me take it for a drive, which I am a little nervous about, hoping that he has insurance up to date.
Monday we head in to work, where he works at a major law firm who is supporting us on a number of different projects. The offices are on the top two floors and the view as you enter the reception area is successful in impressing me. I don’t know what the psychology is behind all these large firms having opulent offices. I would be happier using a firm working out of a warehouse and charging $200 an hour less.
The lobby
The view from the 2nd floor (top floor of the 38 story bldg
The room I work out of for the day
The office is in the 2nd bldg from left
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