Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Mardi Gras

This was my first Mardi Gras.

Got down there at a bit after 8pm, the parade started at about 745 from the start of Oxford St. We were standing around South Dowling and Flinders, not too many people about and a fairly good crowd.

Got there just in time to see parade chief Amanda Lepore come past.

Parade was good, some of the floats were really well done. I think if I were to go again I would try to get to the start of the parade. A few of those in the parade seemed a little tired by the time they got to us, and a few floats and marches whizzed past so we didn't get a great look.


One of the floats - 27/02
Can't remember who did this float, I just thought it was really simply and colourful. Many of my photos turned out really blurry.

Police
When I first say this I thought that they Police were marching as part of the parade. That was until some of the Police turned around and pushed the crowd, that had joined, back. Last years parade ending in a fair bit of violence, so we weren't keen to hang around. I was pretty tired from the night before still, so onward we went to Surry Hills for a drink and an early night.

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