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| Touching the Dragon for good luck on Chinese New Year |
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| The Gay Pride parade was miles long |
Too many festivals, too little time! Melbourne is the self-proclaimed Oceania* capital of arts and culture. With that title comes the non-stop parade of festivals—and we plan to hit them all. Last weekend it was Gay Pride Fest and Chinese New Year.
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| Chinese is the #2 language here |
We went to both parades and saw very different sides of this diverse city.
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| Julian Assange rally |
We caught the Left side at the “Send Julian Home” rally for free speech featuring Julian himself, via satellite. It was an eye-opener into how some liberals in Melbourne regard US foreign policy.
Despite all this emphasis on diversity and individual rights, the girls still had to wear their uniforms to school, which started Monday.
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| Summer uniforms on first day of school |
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| Our view to the east |
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| Driving on the left, during a recent flash flood |
We are loving our window to the world (of Melbourne) from our apartment. Most people get around by tram but to go anywhere fast, or to get out of town, you need a car. We bought a vintage Saab which makes facing the aggressive Melburnians from the left (both meanings) a little bit more fun.
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| *Oceania: not much competition for titles |
