Friday, March 20, 2009

Australia Day

The 26th of January was Australia Day Bank Holiday, it is a BIG thing here in Oz, and everyone is very patriotic, we headed into Mornington and round the park where they were giving away free flags, free face painting and lots of free activities for the kids. We left Moo with Kerrie and Eddie as she and Scally were having too much fun with the free kids things. Mum, Dad, Jason, Me, Hayley and Paul and there 2 children set off to Main Street to find a spot to watch the parade, it was very difficult, all the cafes were full and the streets lined, we eventually found a little space to sqeeze into.




It was a long parade with lots of people, I think anyone can be in the parade as some of the things were a little pointless in my opinion. After the parade which ended in the park there was then the flag raising and National Anthem, after dark there were the fireworks. We picked up Moo then went and sat outside one of the cafes and had a few beers and wines before picking up Grumpys pizza and heading home.



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