Hmm, Channel Seven is showing the gourmet night episode of Fawlty Towers right at this minute - no matter how many times I watch Fawlty, there is always something that makes me laugh in it. Today it is the boy who wants salad cream rather than mayonnaise. And the short wife. Oh, I could go on - was tempted to buy the complete set at JB's in town today, but at $74, just a bit too much on my budget this week.
Or the drunk continental chef who fell for Manuel LOL.
What I did buy at JB's was three CDs - the first I have bought in ages. The latest Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium - was watching Backstage Pass last week and the boys were saying it is their best work ever. Of course, I know that musicians say that about every new album, but thought I would give it a go.
Also got a Radiohead tribute album - ie, Radiohead songs from different artists - we will see how that turns out, can anyone be as whiny as the original LOL - and the triple CD Best Of Bruce Springstein. Have been looking at that one for ages, and for $12 I couldn't resist it...
Sorry, gone back to the Fawlty episode - 'What, you mean you want a cooked one?' - absolutely classic :)
Went across the Victoria Bridge to South Bank, the Egyptian thing at the museum had been extended to 12 June, so will have time to convince the parents to come down - my mother loves all things Egyptian. Well, pharaonic Egyptian, at least. I could have done the free museum part, but will leave that for a couple of weeks down the track :)
Then went across to Musgrave Park to the Greek Festival in town - was a bit of a line up and five bucks to get in, but eh, not much cost, and I had gone down there specifically, it wasn't as if I was going to go away again. Made my way up to the Greek Orthodox Church firstly, and, even though it's not five hundred years old, like the European ones - try more like fifty - it was well worth the visit for photography opportunities alone.
Lit a couple of candles myself, and then watched some of the congregation come in and kiss the pictures of Mary and Jesus - well, kiss the glass the pictures, or should I rather say icons, were behind. And crossing themselves - which I believe for the Orthodox Church is in the opposite direction to the church goers of Western Europe. One of those useless facts I specialise in...
Very pretty church, am glad I made the effort to head down for their 'open day'.
Then was down for a bit of food - saw the mayor at the SBS radio caravan, maybe that can be my brush with celebrity for the year LOL. Picked up a lamb and chicken souvlaki from the Cypriot Community tent - I may dislike the Greek Cypriot political stance over reunification with the north of the island, but they do a mean chicken souvlaki. I had to go back for a second helping later on :)
Then onto the next food stall, to try honey puffs - which I hadn't tried before, and no, they didn't impress me. Imagine felafel mix, pour it with a kilo of honey, and that is the closest I can think to describe these honey puffs. Didn't help that I hadn't had any drinks for most of the day, and I almost choked on the honey 'fumes' off one of them.
Then went out the back to the amusement rides section of the thing - sideshow alley as it were. Took a few carnivalish pictures, probably the same rides that do the rounds at Ekka and stuff - then back to Cypriot Chicken for a second go, this time with a Sprite, and listening to one of the Greek bands on the stage, very Euro pop I was thinking, nothing too taxing on the brain.
Left the festival very satisfied, and very full. Walked down to South Bank, and came across the Nepalese pagoda left over from Expo 88 - had forgotten about it actually, but is very nice, another fabulous picture opportunity LOL. Thought about catching the train from South Brisbane, but felt I needed to walk off a bit more of the souvlaki, so walked back across Victoria Bridge to the Mall, to wait for the bus.
Oh, and that was an interesting thing I saw at Greekfest, a girl had a tattoo along her waistline, as some women nowadays are wont to do - this one said 'my brother' above the jeans. Hmm, interesting to have that as a tattoo in that area of the body. No, I didn't take a pic of that LOL.
Later taters
Pauly
Or the drunk continental chef who fell for Manuel LOL.
What I did buy at JB's was three CDs - the first I have bought in ages. The latest Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium - was watching Backstage Pass last week and the boys were saying it is their best work ever. Of course, I know that musicians say that about every new album, but thought I would give it a go.
Also got a Radiohead tribute album - ie, Radiohead songs from different artists - we will see how that turns out, can anyone be as whiny as the original LOL - and the triple CD Best Of Bruce Springstein. Have been looking at that one for ages, and for $12 I couldn't resist it...
Sorry, gone back to the Fawlty episode - 'What, you mean you want a cooked one?' - absolutely classic :)
Went across the Victoria Bridge to South Bank, the Egyptian thing at the museum had been extended to 12 June, so will have time to convince the parents to come down - my mother loves all things Egyptian. Well, pharaonic Egyptian, at least. I could have done the free museum part, but will leave that for a couple of weeks down the track :)
Then went across to Musgrave Park to the Greek Festival in town - was a bit of a line up and five bucks to get in, but eh, not much cost, and I had gone down there specifically, it wasn't as if I was going to go away again. Made my way up to the Greek Orthodox Church firstly, and, even though it's not five hundred years old, like the European ones - try more like fifty - it was well worth the visit for photography opportunities alone.
Lit a couple of candles myself, and then watched some of the congregation come in and kiss the pictures of Mary and Jesus - well, kiss the glass the pictures, or should I rather say icons, were behind. And crossing themselves - which I believe for the Orthodox Church is in the opposite direction to the church goers of Western Europe. One of those useless facts I specialise in...
Very pretty church, am glad I made the effort to head down for their 'open day'.
Then was down for a bit of food - saw the mayor at the SBS radio caravan, maybe that can be my brush with celebrity for the year LOL. Picked up a lamb and chicken souvlaki from the Cypriot Community tent - I may dislike the Greek Cypriot political stance over reunification with the north of the island, but they do a mean chicken souvlaki. I had to go back for a second helping later on :)
Then onto the next food stall, to try honey puffs - which I hadn't tried before, and no, they didn't impress me. Imagine felafel mix, pour it with a kilo of honey, and that is the closest I can think to describe these honey puffs. Didn't help that I hadn't had any drinks for most of the day, and I almost choked on the honey 'fumes' off one of them.
Then went out the back to the amusement rides section of the thing - sideshow alley as it were. Took a few carnivalish pictures, probably the same rides that do the rounds at Ekka and stuff - then back to Cypriot Chicken for a second go, this time with a Sprite, and listening to one of the Greek bands on the stage, very Euro pop I was thinking, nothing too taxing on the brain.
Left the festival very satisfied, and very full. Walked down to South Bank, and came across the Nepalese pagoda left over from Expo 88 - had forgotten about it actually, but is very nice, another fabulous picture opportunity LOL. Thought about catching the train from South Brisbane, but felt I needed to walk off a bit more of the souvlaki, so walked back across Victoria Bridge to the Mall, to wait for the bus.
Oh, and that was an interesting thing I saw at Greekfest, a girl had a tattoo along her waistline, as some women nowadays are wont to do - this one said 'my brother' above the jeans. Hmm, interesting to have that as a tattoo in that area of the body. No, I didn't take a pic of that LOL.
Later taters
Pauly
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