We walked down to the city for brunch on Saturday morning and walked right into the Myer Christmas Parade. Since we couldn’t walk across Bourke Street, we hung around to watch the parade. Unfortunately we didn’t bring our camera. While I do try to limit my fondness for licensed characters, I did find myself smiling to characters like Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Captain Feathersword, Dorothy, Wags, Henry the Octopus, Storm Troopers, Thomas the Tank Engine and those cheeky flowerpots (sorry, can’t recall their names). I learned about these characters when I used to look after Alexandra & co. The TV was on practically all day in those two households. Santa came last on a float that blew bubbles. I found it absolutely hilarious that the bubbles floating in the air confused the flies that had been bothering everyone. Why do we get so many flies? It looked like Santa picked up a beautiful lady to join him for the parade. Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins sat next to Santa. She looked just as stunning as usual despite the heat. (Do you agree that she looks like Disney’s Tinkerbell?)
Where we were, the crowds were almost 10 deep. With children sitting on their parents’ shoulders, it was almost impossible for this nanny to watch the parade. I wished that the floats were higher off the ground for everyone down the back to have a better view. After the parade, Kate Ceberano belted out a few Christmas Songs, backed up by a girls’ choir. I think they were The Australian Girls Choir but I am not too sure. We decided to not follow the crowds to check out the Myer’s Christmas windows. I was told that they were unveiled on Friday. They will be there until around the first week of January. We will come back on a weekday evening to enjoy the windows when there will be fewer people around. Wagamama is open for business again. We went there for lunch. This nanny is always in for something ever so slightly Japanese.
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