I took one of the kids to the Easter Show this week. I realised as I walked around, I had not been since it moved from Moore Park, which was last in 1997! I can't get my head around this. When the kids were little we took them to the Family Show in Moore park because you didn't have to pay entrance, and then as they got old enough to go on the big rides, I'd take the smaller ones to that show and my husband would take the older one to the real Easter Show after work one night. We were often away over the April school holidays so would miss it completely. |
| Linking with #WeekendReflection the people dining reflected in the stall sign |
However, as stars aligned, I ended up there with my youngest after school. It was fun to see but oh so expensive! I spent $70 on rides for her (opting not to spend the same on me so I could ride with her). Weirdly, the showbags seem not to have increased since I was a kid. Infact, they seemed cheaper! Though no Sunnyboy bag - I feel they should make those just for the show! I guess that would be a little tricky but it was the first thing that popped into my head when we entered the showbag pavillion. As a kid, I was allowed one showbag. I would spend hours (or what felt like it) trying to decide which one was the best value and then I would always end up with the Sunnyboy bag (for OS peeps, this is a weird triangle iceblock - Sunnyboys were orange and Razz's, my favourite were red. I'm pretty sure they were named after colour, not pretence of flavour in the 70's).
I was both astounded and delighted they still sold these. I have them forever linked with Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, a play we studied at school and went to see at the theatre. The seem to be that tenuous link to an age gone by. 
Anyway, as I started to write this, I wondered why it was Royal Easter show? Queen Victoria awarded the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales the right to use 'Royal' in it's name and to also use it in it's annual show. The show was specifically to encourage agriculture (thus all the food and animal displays). It was first held in 1823. Imagine the marvel those first Society members would feel if they could see what it grew into?
Do you ever realise you've missed something you didn't even know you'd not been doing?
The amusement park rides seem fun. Love the atmosphere
ReplyDeleteOh, that´s really great. I love amusement parks with such crazy things to ride on....Happy Easter and all the best
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...what a colorful show, I'd rather be a spectator. Thanks for hosting and Happy April.
ReplyDeleteReading your post today, Lydia, made me realise I haven't visited teh Royal Melbourne Show for decades! Maybe this year. I remember the Sunnyboys too, quite a treat in Summer. Thanks for hosting (raining cats and dogs in Melbourne tonight, yes Autumn's here!). Nick - MAP
ReplyDeleteThat looks like such a fun time. Very cool. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! I like that window with the reflections.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, but I'm pretty sure you couldn't pay me enough to get on that first ride - I'm chicken about heights!
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How fun. A place I couldn't resist in my younger years. Such fun.
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wow!!! 70 dollars for rides! I am shocked (then again, I never visited a park like that). God forbid that you have more than one child.
ReplyDeleteFun shots.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun shots!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lot of fun!!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! Especially of that swingy ride at the top. Beautiful. Not for me though! What is that big mouth guy? Also, what is a showbag and a Sunnyboy bag? I couldn't make it out even in context to the paragraph! Not something I am familiar with.
ReplyDeleteOk, I didn't realise the clowns weren't a global thing. How interesting. So it's a game in sideshow alley and there's a row of clown heads and they turn back and forth. You drop a ping pong ball in the mouth and there are rows it canfall into with different points and if you get a certain amount of points you win a prize. Originally, showbags were free and they were like sample bags of products to try. Now you pay for them and they are exisiting produts. Usually chip brands or lolly brands. Sunny boys were old ice blocks that we used to get growing up...tho I lovedf Razz....
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ReplyDeleteReading this a week later...thanks for these fun pics. I remember fairs like this (and they still happen probably) Thanks for explaining show bags too. I sure never heard of them.
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun, and your photos are beautiful! I would prefer to watch while my granddaughter goes on the rides, but not sure she would let me get away with that!
ReplyDeleteNow that looks like my kid of fun - Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.
ReplyDeleteAnd not a cloud in sight, ideal festival weather!
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