It's the kid in me that draws me to the Royal Show every few years. The nostalgia is very strong with me. Sadly most of the old school pavilions and cattle yards and the like are long gone, yet it still has its own charm. Had an awesome 6 hours there yesterday...
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| visiting the cattle yards |
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| show time |
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| jumped on the chair lift, which is not a great idea for someone like me who doesn't really enjoy heights |
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| looking over at sideshow alley |
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| just a boy ridin along with a rasta banana |
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| vertigo |
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| end of the ride |
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| old school banner above this stall |
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| it's always the best when it gets dark |
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The licorice one is still my favourite. Yours used to be the Freddo Frog and Mills and Wares bag.
Ah!!! happy days
I managed to eat 3 hot cinnamon donuts while I was in there, too hard when I'm driving :)
Real Story: working on a stand for a local tree planting group one year. Selling cute little saplings.
A lady wants to buy a couple and asks if I have a bag. I reach into one of those cloth tubes people use for hoarding plastic shopping bags.
What I pull out is not a plain white or grey or blue bag - it's a bag from Barbarella's.
I hesitate, wondering how the hell it got in there. The woman looks over my shoulder, sees the big bold Barbarella's brand, and says 'Don't worry! I'll be okay!'
Fake story: another year, I got a job in the amusement alley, but I had to quit after just half a day. Those ping pong balls gave me the worst indigestion...