Australia Day!
For those not in the know (I sure wasn't) Australia is commemorating the arrival of the first fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and British Sovereignty over New Holland (thank you Wikipedia.org). In laymen terms ... Australia Day equals Australia's version of the fourth of July. Flags are waved proudly, and can be found on aprons, thongs (flip flops), backpacks, blankets, ... you name it, and there is an Australian Flag.
It's a day for Aussies to get together ... have a sausage sizzle, throw some prawns on the barbie, and play a bit of cricket in the backyard ... all followed by fireworks!
(speaking of Barbies, every year around Australia Day there's an ad campaign for Lamb here in Australia, below is the link for this year's ad)
Australia Day Lamb Campaign "Barbie Girl"
Here are some pictures of my experience of my very first Australia Day:
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| Cicerellos!! It's an AWESOME place. Fish and Chips in Freo, and super tasty |
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Didn't think to take a picture until I was half way done. Eaten with traditional malt vinegar ... and
not so traditional sweet chili sauce |
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| One of the little ones with us |
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| Yes my friends ... you are looking at an ELECTRIC bagpipe!! |
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| Bather's Beach in Freo (pretty nice view of the Indian Ocean, eh?) |
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| Waiting for the fireworks to start |
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| We put on some cool tats while we waited |
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Haha, this is Blair, his wife Naomi was sick and couldn't come. I have a couple pictures like this
Blair likes to steal the camera when I'm not looking! Haha. |
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| Showing some Aussie pride! :) |
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| Youngest in our brood |
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We were so close to the water that the guy taking photos on the right
got all wet from a wave that came and engulfed his little spot |
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| Me and my man for the night! :) |
I have never heard of sn electric bagpipe.now I know.
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