2009 Royal Melbourne Show
2 Comments September 21, 2009 / Posted in Events
Mai at The Royal Melbourne Show
This year I received free tickets to the 2009 Royal Melbourne Show (17 - 27 September 2009). The Melbourne Show is one of those events where I tell everyone its not worth going, its too expensive, too many people, bad food, the smell and how its the same every year. However, without fail, after going on my last ride and leaving the turnstile at 4:00pm every year I would think to myself what an enjoyable day I have. Secretly, I think I love the Melbourne Show, Ssshhh.
The highlight of show every year is the Dog show. I love the dogs and spend about half the time just watching the judging and spending time looking at the breeds and talking to the breeders. Sometimes, they let me brush and comb the dogs as they prepare their dogs for show. Awesome!
I also went on 1 ride. I believe this is almost a must. To not go on a ride while at the show is almost like not having a drink at a office Christmas party :P. Let it be known that I am VERY afraid of heights. So anyway the I forgot the name of the ride I went on but it was sitting on a swingthingo that went round and round from 50metres in the air. Scared the beejezuz out of me.
Heres more info about the show and some of the other things I did.
- Some sorts of competitions - wood chopping, cooking, baking, quilting, dogs/cats show, shearing
- Festival Food - Lollies, Fairy Floss, Sausages, Chips, Corn on a Cob, Toffee Apple, Junk Food
- Rides - roller coasters, ferris wheel, etc
- Cooking Show, Gourmet Food Stand/Display
- Showbags! where you can splurge on buying things on a bag with some sort of discounts
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- Mai at The Royal Melbourne Show
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- Chris Badenoch - 2009 Australia Masterchef Contestant promoting his Beer Merchant Club
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- Cat Judging
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- Dog Judging
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- Border Collie at Dog Judging Competition
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- Patting animal at the Royal Melbourne Show
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- Fun Slide Ride
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- One of the many quilt display at Arts and Crafts Competition
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- Cake Design - at Cake Design Competition
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- Cake Design in a form of a baby
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You got to go to the show this year! I’m so jealous, although its expensive, like you, I think a chance relive one’s childhood is awesone! Be able to buy any showbags now that you were deprived of when you where little..haha!
Love bring little one’s as well with you and see their excited faces at the rides, bags, animals…priceless!
The show is not cheap at all, but I agree with you, it brings back childhood memory and that’s what being a child for :). Kids have to experience the show just make sure you limit them to 1 or 2 show bags/rides hehehe…