Apparently this week is the celebration of Chinese New Year in Sydney.And by apparently, I mean if you Google "Chinese New Year", the second listing that comes up is Sydney's Chinese New Year festival. (The first is Wikipedia - as there is no more reliable source on the planet, of course.)
Not knowing this, I was wondering why it was extremely hard to book a hostel for the week. Silly me - have ended up in the Sydney YHA with a massive group of teenaged Australian schoolchildren. Reminds me of my old class trips... and makes me realize how much the other tourists must've hated us...
The City of Sydney graciously opened up the Chinese Gardens for free viewing. And I thought, what a generous city - they even let us dress up in traditional Chinese outfits for free!That was before they took $10 from me.
Nevertheless - it was quite a fun experience. And oddly enough, I had my picture taken by several Asian tourists. I'd like to think it was because I suited the clothing... but more likely, they'll be taking them home to giggle about the silly Canadian girl (actually they'll probably call me American) in her too-long dress.
It's the Year of the Rabbit - according to the Sydney Chinese New Year website, "[p]eople born in the Year of the Rabbit are kind and loving, with grace, culture and beautiful manners." In particular, it is the Year of the Metal Rabbit - which is meant to make the rabbit more resilient, but in my opinion, just gives it back problems from all that armour. OR - turns it into Wolverine Rabbit - I can see the movie now...
i was born in the year of the rabbit!! woot!
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