On the 26th of January, 1788, the First Fleet, captained by Admiral Arthur Phillip, landed in Sydney Cove in New South Wales. The First Fleet was the given name of eleven ships that were sent from Britain to colonise Australia.
At first, the holiday was only celebrated in New South Wales as other states had their own "founding celebrations" with different dates and names. After over a century, in 1935, each state agreed to celebrate this special occasion on the same date however New South Wales called it Anniversary Day. In 1946 every state finally called it Australia Day. The public holiday, although celebrated on the 26th, is moved to the closest Monday to the date to create a long weekend.
So that's that. What did I do yesterday? Well I didn't really do anything special the whole day; Relaxing, watch TV and all that. We went out on an impromptu dinner though at a place called Big John's. Honestly, their serving portions are MASSIVE!!! I didn't get to take a picture of the ribs that my parents ordered because I was in awe. Seriously though, it was as big as my arm, from my elbow to finger tips.
I had veal and it was so big that I couldn't finish it. I always finish my food but that veal beat me. Partly because I didn't like the fact that it was so chewy and I had never had veal before.
At first, the holiday was only celebrated in New South Wales as other states had their own "founding celebrations" with different dates and names. After over a century, in 1935, each state agreed to celebrate this special occasion on the same date however New South Wales called it Anniversary Day. In 1946 every state finally called it Australia Day. The public holiday, although celebrated on the 26th, is moved to the closest Monday to the date to create a long weekend.
So that's that. What did I do yesterday? Well I didn't really do anything special the whole day; Relaxing, watch TV and all that. We went out on an impromptu dinner though at a place called Big John's. Honestly, their serving portions are MASSIVE!!! I didn't get to take a picture of the ribs that my parents ordered because I was in awe. Seriously though, it was as big as my arm, from my elbow to finger tips.
I had veal and it was so big that I couldn't finish it. I always finish my food but that veal beat me. Partly because I didn't like the fact that it was so chewy and I had never had veal before.
Oh well, now I know not to order veal in big portions again. If it was smaller I think I would've been able to finish it. Maybe.
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