Anzac Day was a public holiday here in Australia. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Okay, enough of facts. Deb and I went to watch the parade, which was just around the corner on North Terrace. It consisted mainly of lots of old people (ex-military men, nurses, etc) with all the badges proudly displayed on their chest and lots of bands. It was pretty interesting though, to see these elderly so proud of themselves.
This is our view
One of the bands
Proud ex-military men
Men in skirts with pipes (kilts and bagpipes actually)
Some flags
Another band
Old men in truck
More men in skirts with pipes
Notice anything familiar?
RAAF Malaya
Cars
More elderly men (even those who can't walk joined the parade!)
The coolest band uniform (in my opinion)
Not so elderly men MARCHING (as opposed to walking/strolling)
Sailor boys
Army trucks? or jeeps? I don't know what they're called
We left after about an hour cos things just got too repetitive =)
This is our view
One of the bands
Proud ex-military men
Men in skirts with pipes (kilts and bagpipes actually)
Some flags
Another band
Old men in truck
Notice anything familiar?
Cars
More elderly men (even those who can't walk joined the parade!)
The coolest band uniform (in my opinion)
Not so elderly men MARCHING (as opposed to walking/strolling)
Sailor boys
Army trucks? or jeeps? I don't know what they're called
No comments:
Post a Comment