Our 21 year old nephew, Oliver is staying with us for a few days as he’s here to enjoy the football.

At this time of the year, many Melbourne locals love going to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG or “The G”) for the ANZAC Day (25 April) match between football teams Essendon (The Bombers) and Collingwood (The Magpies). People from all around Australia travel here just to go to the game on the day.

The ANZAC Day match is special. The day is a public holiday all around Australia as it commemorates the fallen who died serving Australia in different wars and conflicts. The day starts off with a sombre service and The Last Post played by a lone bugler. Then it’s off to the city to participate or to watch the military parade where veterans and their families parade through Melbourne streets. After the parade, many head into the different pubs and Returned Services Leagues (RSL) to play games like Two-Up and to watch the footy game. Others walk over to The G to see the football game in person. Thousands of people pack the stadium and the pre game entertainment always involves commemorating our Service men and women. It’s a huge thing for Melbourne.

So Oliver came down to Melbourne to see the game spending the few days with us to catch up on news. He brought along his drone and as I was always interested in these little flying cameras, we headed off to Elwood Reserve and Albert Park Lake for some aerial footage.

I had two firsts today.

Learning about drone flying and also driving on the Grand Prix track! (Albeit 40km an hour). To get to Albert Park Lake, I had to drive on the road that just one week ago hosted the International Grand Prix. There were work trucks and people still dismantling the stands and pits and the fencing and tyres were still around the track.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kMB05Djgbos

I decided to create a little video about today and recall this nice day spent with my nephew.

Later that evening, we all enjoyed a lovely dinner at Fat Bob’s. It’s a great burger and beer place that is hidden away in the industrial area of the south eastern suburbs. In the restaurant, you’ll find a wonderful collection of signs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. You look around the room and you recognise brands that you haven’t seen in years and it’s a trip down memory lane.