25th April is Anzac day and all the shops are closed in the morning, so that people will go and watch the ANZAC Day parade (as there is nothing else to do). I was going to a friend in Balmain in the afternoon so walked off to the ferry just in time for the Manly Anzac Day Parade. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and was initially to honor the those who fought in Turkey during World War I. Now it honors all those who served & serves in military operations for Australia and New Zealand. So the parade was basically of people who are war veterans and current serving in the military. In Manly they added scouts and Surf Life Saving Club members as well for some reason...
When I got into the city it was all closed off and there were thousands of people marching throughout the city. It was very tricky to move around but thanks to underpasses in various places I finally managed to get to a bus stop with a bus.
The afternoon was pleasant with cake at my friend's place.
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