The Royal Melbourne Show

This is the 3rd time I've been to the Royal Melbourne Show, and probably the last time, too, since I'll be heading back to Malaysia for good at the end of the year. Sigh. Oh well, J and I had a marvelous time yesterday and it will be one of our sweet memories of Melbourne.

Ferris Wheel

Even though it's a Tuesday, there's still a big crowd, particularly when the school's holidays are here. There were plenty of rides to keep the adrenaline rushing.

Hangover

The first stop for me would be the food and wine display, of course. There were about 30-40 food exhibitionists in there, some with free tastings. I had a field day trying out the cheeses, crackers and the memorable fiery chilly sauce which was rated 10/10. Dear god, I was gasping around for air I thought I was chilly-tolerant. Boy, that chilly sauce put me straight up that day.

Wines from the Yarra Valley

The Australian Apiarists

Multi-colored fudge

Next up was the trip to the Arts and Crafts show where they displayed the wide range of cakes, jams and cake decorations from competitors (mostly housewives) around Australia. It was a simply breathtaking sight to behold.

Cupcakes

The winner of all cupcakes has got to be g-ood

Jams and Jellies

There were plenty of audible oohs and ahhs at the cake-decorations display area. I was one of the louder ones. *grins* Those were the most amazing piece of arts that I have ever seen, and to think they are going to be eaten! My heart goes out to all of them.

Sugared teddies

SO CUTE. Love the cow.

Outside in the open air, there were plenty of activities and games to keep the public entertained. I walked down a path and saw kids had their face painted using vibrant colors.

Spiderman in the making, hooray!

Cheer up, boy. There's nothing wrong with Cicakman.

Then there were the farm animals in the Animal Pavilion and the show dogs at the Dog Shows.

Cute kids

I let you touch me while I'm sleeping only because you are pretty.

Friendly neighbours

There was also an entertaining circus show in the middle of the showground complete with trapeze, balancing act and acrobatic stunts.

Flying trapeze

And monster trucks and free style stunt bikes in the Coca-cola Arena, which was the best show of the day, I reckon.

Monster truck

And in every nook and corner, there were eye-catching stalls selling showbags - which is the main attractions for the Royal Melbourne Show.

Showbags selling like hotcakes

I noticed that everyone had showbags in their hands, some with trolleys full of showbags. It's like going to the markets - instead of shopping for meat and vegetables, they shop for showbags!

I must say we were one of them - we bought 10 Pedigree showbags for our dogs. There were Schmackos and Denta Sticks which we thought were very good for value. We love our dogs more than ourselves. Lol.

Soft toys

There were lots of soft toys around - some bigger than the kids themselves. You play games or join a lucky draw to win them. I got a Care Bear, yippee!

And after all the hours of walking and shopping, we were hungry and started to look for food. We don't have to look for long though, there were food stalls dotted all around the showground. Throughout the day, we had fish and chips, pancakes with icing sugar and maple syrup, a dagwood dog and soft drinks. Fried food with show just go hand-in-hand together.

I'd be happy too if I'm surrounded by fairy floss all day

Food stall

Best pancakes, ever.

We had a great time and the total damages for that day was $180 for the both of us. Not cheap, but still, another great memory with lots of photographs that comes with it.