Ignition

Mardis Gras 2007, Sydney

After spending most of Saturday in bed, and then wasting the few daylight hours with a few chores and random wanderings, the weekend was wasting away so I thought I better get myself back into the fray.

I headed out to Paddington to meet with friends for a pre-MardisGras BBQ. After some hair of the dog, beeds were dished out and we headed out into the rammed streets around the Liverpool St, Oxford St and Flinders St intersections. Along the way realising that my beer supply was a little low - a big surprise after feeling pretty ruff all day!

Thousands of people were fleeting the streets, the freaks out in force with pretty much every gay in the village of Australia making it along.

Initially we could see very little of the carnival parade, until we came upon a stray wheelie-bin - toppled on its side and we could at last see the psycadelic show unfolding in front of us.

Now there's not really much to tell now, it's probably quite obvious as to what we saw, naked people, the usual giant inflatable falic symbols and even a float for MAG - those Matura Age Gays will get in everywhere.

Bottom line (excuse the pun), Mardis Gras is one killer street party - unbeliably staged on part of the route on my day to day bus journey home.