Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Australia

For all the reviews and bashings, I loved the show. 

The main character that stood out was not Sarah Ashley, the Drover or Nullah, it was King George. The grandfather who was always looking out for the grandson, waiting to bring him for a walkabout, to learn about his culture, to grow knowing where he came from, who he is, what he can become.

The show started off very moulin rouge, speed shots, quirky facial expressions, over the top banter and that kangaroo scene was a killer (no pun intended). I went in without any expectations but was captured by the storyline (whether it was historically correct or not was beside the point) and enthralled by the landscape (although I'm still very much a city girl). 

And today ends my christmas tree hunting and so I present these trees within 2 blocks of each other:

The 3-storeyed tree enclosed in the Queen Victoria Building

No. 1 tree at Martin Place

The townhall tree

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