It's that time of year again.... the Sydney Royal Easter Show has arrived!!!! I got the "official magazine" from the paper the other week.....
I was in a child like trance reading that magazine. I looked at the various timetables during each day.... (Josh Pyke is playing on the 14th...killer!!! he rocks!!!! so peoples go out and buy his album)..... and lets not forget the show bag section of the magazine.... was I excited or what..... Cadbury showbag, Nestle showbags, MEGA SHOWBAGS, oh man.... it brought back memories from when I was young..... I remember getting a Barbie showbag...so cliche... so girly..... but i was 6 years old...hahaha
But back in the day the Royal Easter Show was at Moore Park, across the road from where I use to live!!!!! I can smell the manure now, just thinking about it.... I reckon it was so much cosier in Moore Park, yes it was smaller/ squashier..... but that was the beauty of the experience...
Now its wide open spaces at Olympic Park, no shade, killer sunshine and dehydration central..... but the times are a changing and I guess an upgrade to a bigger venue was inevitable....
I love walking through the market stalls and see what the country folk have to offer.... I love the arts and craft section....ehehehe im a craft geek..... and I love the fruit market section, i like how they make a collage of whatever out of fruit and vegies.... yes I am strange... and I like to watch the wood chopping competition, I always freak out because I think they will chop their leg off.. watching the farmers sell off their cattle is jolly good fun, but the smell can be a bit repulsive (manure gallore!). And they always have a good old fashion show, so i'll be there watching the clothes horses run up and down the catwalk.....
The rides are always good fun, ghost trains, mini rollercoaster, bumper cars, etc.. etc.. but it sucks when you have to be the designated bag minder when all your mates decide to go on a ride, not fun at all....
BUT the main attraction would have to be the showbags, i think anyway... for kids its normally "who can get the most show bags or lollies"...... but those darn things always makes a grown person act like a child again..... then you start to wear the jester hats or the fairy wings or the crown or hit people with the blow up hammers or wear the ninja attire...... hahahahaha its an excuse to dress and act a fool!!!! oh the joys....
So if your not from Sydney, or if your from Sydney go to the Royal Easter Show!!!! Memories are to be made, act a fool and unleash your inner child!!!!!!!