Welcome all to my photo journey through Sydney’s Royal Easter Show, a longstanding tradition which we were told was a must do for our first Easter in Sydney.  Okay, so I didn’t get stuck on a carnival ride, or eat a fried cheese stick, but I did manage to eat uncomfortable amounts food purchased from stands, and to take in some of the more usual sites at this Sydneysiders version of a county fair.

We started at the food dome where we could purchase local fare and check out the winners of this years food display competition.

Then moved on to check out some of the K9s who came in to show off fancy furcuts and prancing talent. But most of them seemed pretty bored.

As did their owners.

We sadly missed seeing Noddy, the world’s tallest horse, but there was plenty of other livestock around.

Perhaps the most alarming of these proudly displayed animals were the birds. I’m not sure when, and for what purpose, we started breeding pigeons that looked like this . . .

. . . but apparently that’ s what it takes to win a blue ribbon. The hall of birds was also particularly loud, with the constant crowing, clucking and cooing of all its feathered residents. I’m not sure what all the fuss was about, unless they were all just alarmed by each other appearances.

We also took in some wood chopping competitions, tough sport, appropriate for an Australian audience. At the end of the day I toyed with the idea of getting a show bag. Everyone usually walks away from the Royal Easter Show with at least one of these bags full of sugary food or cheap items likely to contain lead, but this sign convinced me that I need not feed the consumerist leviathan.

I’m also glad I didn’t eat here. Yes, I already know what ” a nachos” is.

To see more from Sydney’s Royal Easter show, check out the rest of my photos on flickr.