Mardi Gras 2008

Before I publish any pictures from Mardi Gras let me clarify that in Sydney, Mardi Gras is not the same as in New Orleans. Mardi Gras in Sydney is a huge Gay and Lesbian pride festival and parade. It pretty much takes over the city, as it is one of the largest such events in the world.

On Mardi Gras, I headed out to the parade around 4pm with 4 German girls and my friend Glen who came down from Central Coast.

L to R: Melanie (will be moving in to apartment in a few weeks), Nora, Julia, me, Catarina

Somehow I lost the girls pretty soon after getting downtown (typical, I know), so I spent most of the night with Glen and his friend Brett.

Brett and Glen. Brett is tall

So after about an hour or 2 of the parade-which included the classy Dikes on Bikes and Gay Cops-we started seeing these pink Australian flags so we went on a hunt to find some for ourselves. I wanted one so bad at the time for some reason. We finally found the flags and tied them around us so we could look more festive during the parade.

After our journey to find the flags we came across a homeless man selling random merchandise and I picked up this sexy wig (below) for $2 and the guys got a couple of hats.

The night ended for me at about 11:30pm because it started at about 3pm. Haha, another fun filled night in Australia. Always an adventure....