Long Weekend

November 5th 2017


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This weekend in Melbourne is a long weekend for some, you see on Tuesday it is the Melbourne Cup - it is a horse race that stops the Nation.  It is 2 1/2 minutes where Australia stops, the day where ladies where new frocks fascinators and heels. The men are required to wear suits - to the track, office sweep stakes are run, lunches are held and it is generally enjoyed by most.  But  there are many who drink to excess, forget that they have to put rubbish in the bins that are provided and the race track is left looking like a rubbish tip.  I would like to go to Melbourne Cup whilst here but have ben told you don't get to see anything, the lines to the toilets are far to long, the lines to get food are far too long and the food is vastly overpriced.  Last year I was in Perth so I spent the day at a friends, the sun was shinning, lunch consisted of plates of nibbly bits and there were some alcoholic beverages if you chose to drink them - I took Ginger Beer and Lemon Lime and Bitters as I had children to pick up from school and the police were out in force doing RBT - Random Breath Testing.

So as I was saying that it is sort of a long weekend for those of us in Melbourne - you see on Tuesday it is Cup day and most people are taking the Monday off as well so for some it is going to be a very short week, and hubby is one of the lucky ones who has a 4 day weekend.

Toodles XXXXX