On Sunday we we down to the Domain, near the Botanical Gardens for Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival with over 70,000 people attending. I wasn’t too sure what to expect, but everyone was totally excited for it so I went along for the experience. We spent the morning preparing for the event by making a picnic lunch and getting our things together. It was one of the hotter days in Sydney, but I was unaware of this, which was obvious by my choice of jeans. Thus bus ride there was short and sweet. The “close” walk from the bus stop, however, was not. I think we might have w
alked in a few circles before eventually finding our way to the festival. Luckily I was not stuck carrying the bags full of sandwiches and beer – it’s good to be a girl. I felt bad for the boys because we definitely over packed for this day event. Since we arrived early in the day, we were able to get a great spot on the lawn to camp out and spend the day. At this point it was even hotter and I was definitely regretting my outfit choice. Luckily we brought plenty of cold drinks and delicious fruit to enjoy during the hot weather. There was a stage with music and tons of people surrounding us; it was such a cool environment. The 16 short films didn’t start until about 7, so we had plenty of time to socialize and eat the bags of food we brought. People started piling in as the sun began to set; it was packed! Another thing I haven't talked about yet are the bats here in AUstralia -there are tons! We saw them all over the trees in the botanical gardens on our walk to Tropfest and as soon as the sun set, they were everywhere. I was honestly more interested in he massive bats flying overhead then some of the films. I have a cool video to post at the bottom of this blog, just in case you do not believe me. Anyways, back to the film part (and the whole reason we came). The films began at about 8pm and after a few glasses of wine and the warm night weather, I must say it was easy to close my eyes and relax; after all I am my mother’s daughter. I really did try to stay awake and I managed to see several short films (7 mins max) and the one’s I saw were definitely interesting. But I did regrettably end up sleeping through a few, but not without heavy criticism from everyone I came with! All in all it was a lot of fun, but after the films it was time to go home because the next day was the first day of classes at Uni!! What a great way to spend the last day of summer!
On Sunday we we down to the Domain, near the Botanical Gardens for Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival with over 70,000 people attending. I wasn’t too sure what to expect, but everyone was totally excited for it so I went along for the experience. We spent the morning preparing for the event by making a picnic lunch and getting our things together. It was one of the hotter days in Sydney, but I was unaware of this, which was obvious by my choice of jeans. Thus bus ride there was short and sweet. The “close” walk from the bus stop, however, was not. I think we might have w
alked in a few circles before eventually finding our way to the festival. Luckily I was not stuck carrying the bags full of sandwiches and beer – it’s good to be a girl. I felt bad for the boys because we definitely over packed for this day event. Since we arrived early in the day, we were able to get a great spot on the lawn to camp out and spend the day. At this point it was even hotter and I was definitely regretting my outfit choice. Luckily we brought plenty of cold drinks and delicious fruit to enjoy during the hot weather. There was a stage with music and tons of people surrounding us; it was such a cool environment. The 16 short films didn’t start until about 7, so we had plenty of time to socialize and eat the bags of food we brought. People started piling in as the sun began to set; it was packed! Another thing I haven't talked about yet are the bats here in AUstralia -there are tons! We saw them all over the trees in the botanical gardens on our walk to Tropfest and as soon as the sun set, they were everywhere. I was honestly more interested in he massive bats flying overhead then some of the films. I have a cool video to post at the bottom of this blog, just in case you do not believe me. Anyways, back to the film part (and the whole reason we came). The films began at about 8pm and after a few glasses of wine and the warm night weather, I must say it was easy to close my eyes and relax; after all I am my mother’s daughter. I really did try to stay awake and I managed to see several short films (7 mins max) and the one’s I saw were definitely interesting. But I did regrettably end up sleeping through a few, but not without heavy criticism from everyone I came with! All in all it was a lot of fun, but after the films it was time to go home because the next day was the first day of classes at Uni!! What a great way to spend the last day of summer!
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