Project 289 - Day 60 : Glitter, Glitz and Sequin-Splattered, Chocolate-DIpped Strawberries : DAY 3 of Eurofest 2009

Today we hit the road in search of Eurovision magic in Sydney!

Actually no, we didn't but it sounds so much better than saying we were hungry and wanted brunch! We set off at the astonishingly early hour of 10 a.m. - well we partied till at least 11 p.m. the night before during semi-final 1! LOL - for Glebe Markets. 

They are, without a doubt, my favourite markets in Sydney, with lots of funky fashion, second-hand books (Kerry holds some particularly light reading - above), one-of-a-kind art, and the Canadian guy who creates the funky artwork that adorns my fridge (check out asyouseeitart.com), and, of course, the sweet and sour licorice that I usually buy bags of, and that is likely responsible for me putting on weight lately. I mean, no I haven't - I am svelte as always! And that is not a fattening South American sweet below, it's a very wrinkled brown...um... carrot, that I just happened to accidentally dip in melted chocolate. Totally accidentally. Really.

Our rediscovery of the world outside Eurovision complete - and a drab banal trip it was too without glitter, bombastic lyrics, and intensely delivered songs - we came back home and readied ourselves for the wonders of Sarkas from Greece (see below, displaying the sort of chest thrusting usually seen in guinea fowl at mating time), Hungary (who's completely straight singer - hahaha! - wore lime green pants that looked to have been surgically attached to his legs, so tight was the fit), the cute guy from Denmark (who sang a song by, and looked eerily like he was channelling Single White Danish Male in honour of Ronan Keating), a cuite from Croatia (who sang...hmmm.... just what did he sing? Do I care? Not really!)...... and dancing black and white bears..... yes, of course, there were... why wouldn't there be?