26 January - Australia day. Our first, so we ventured out to see what the locals get up to.
After a bit of a lie in (thanks boys), we went to our local park at Perry Lakes for a sausage sizzle (it started at 8am but luckily the snags were still sizzling at 9.30) There were other activities like camel riding and a children's farm, and new citizens were being sworn in. Some old guys in 18th century uniforms scared the bejesus out of everyone by letting off a volley of musket fire, with no warning. The boys didn't like the gunshots much. In fact, they only liked the bouncy castle in the shape of Captain Cook's Endeavour, and seemed somewhat intrigued by the sheep shearing. In the afternoon we went to Kings Park so we 'd be early enough to find a car parking space before the fireworks display over the Swan River. There was a designated picnic area for people with alcohol. A limit of 6 beers or a bottle of wine per person was set to discourage too much drinking :)
We sat on the lawn with a view of the city and the river. Planes were doing aerobatics and a huge flag was lifted up above the river by a helicopter. It was very busy with lots of people with Aussie flags and t-shirts. We borrowed UNO from the people next to us to keep the boys busy. At 8pm the fire works began, shooting skyward from barges in the middle of the river and from the tops of the city skyscrapers. Beautiful colours, but too many loud bangs for Willem's liking so we had to leave early. 3 hours waiting for a 10 minute display - oh well!
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