Melbourne Cup 2011

Today is the day of the Melbourne Cup which is celebrated on the first Tuesday of November each year in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This carnival will happen in Flemington Racecourse that is not too far from my area. Known as “the race that stops a nation”, there would be definitely a lot of people attend this public event. I am impressed by beautiful ladies with gorgeous dresses and colorful flower hats. I think this day is also known as Ladies Day with the fashion show and competition by Myer. Others are also heading for the Racecourse because today is a holiday for most of Victorian citizens. I tried to organize time to buy some stuff but all the sellers are going to Flemington so that I have to wait until tomorrow. I guess that they are quite exited to bet and have some fun there. However, I am not really interested in that because of 2 reasons. First, the weather is not good for partying in the recent days. I read some online articles and it seems to be raining in this day. But it is a good chance for everybody to get familiar with each other as weather is still the best topic to start a conversation with. Second, I do not like to go to a place where there are too many people and noisy things. It is fun, but not my type.