Put on your Assless Chaps – It’s Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras!

Mardi Gras is a big deal ‘round these parts. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world converge on this mostly gay event. They have a parade with floats. I wasn’t going to go because I had seen the New York Gay Pride Parade before. People said this one is much better, so I went with my roommate and her friend. My opinion = the two parades are about the same.

There are three gay guys on exchange, so a few of us other exchange students went with them to the after-hours party. Some people party Sat night, Sunday day, and then Sunday night. One party that went until 10am with me leaving at 5am was more than enough. The music was okay, the lighting was pretty amazing, and there were definitely some interesting/colorful/ludicrous characters running around. Oy, what these eyes have seen…