Confident Expectation

Today I am celebrating my first Australian Holiday, ANZAC Day.  What is ANZAC Day?  First of all, ANZAC is an abbreviation for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.  Today is the anniversary of the landing of the troops from AUS and NZ on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during WWI.  The landing happened on April 25, 1915.  This holiday is similar to our Memorial Day or Veteran's Day as it is set aside to remember and commemorate all of the military personnel who were involved or died in this campaign.  Now every April 25th memorial services are held.  There is also a parade held in Hyde Park.  This also happens to overlap with students' April holiday.

Today is a public holiday so the library is closed.  Of course no memorial would be quite complete without having a drink (or several) in someone's honor.  Most people have the day off from work, so it is not uncommon to find patrons "paying their respects" at a local pub where there are many beer specials to be found.



Update: Here are some pictures taken on Friday (the day after ANZAC Day) in the city