Royal Darwin Show, Darwin NT, Orchids cymbidiums
So, it's our last day in Darwin. Where have the weeks flown to? Anyhow, having done everything to do and some things twice, we went to the Royal Darwin Show, which starts today and stays open for Friday and Saturday, which seems odd. We were expecting a huge affair with lots of both city and countryfied exhibits like they have in Sydney. Well we were disappointed as they have very little of that type of thing and that which they do have is on tomorrow. What they do have is an overflow of those tacky tacky sideshow stalls selling a plethora of useless goods in lurid colours to the unsuspecting public. Even the rides seemed a bit light on, they had a 'Claw' but no ferris wheel, no slingshot, no hit-the-bell-and-win-a-prize. I saw some clowns, and some of those floating duck pond things. Pretty boring, maybe it all happens at night? We found some food, though, and decided on a hamburger from this innocent looking stand. Judging by the state of panic that ensued when we ...