In the previous post is a painting by Tobias. Majken managed to catch the artist on camera. It shows him initiating what apparently turned out to be a tractor. When you watch the clip, note the background music. This is not any recording of ours; it is music from the Roma Street Parklands at our doorstep.
Last weekend a multicultural festival was held in the park. The intention was to celebrate the diversity, colour and vibrancy of Brisbane’s population. There were samples of music, art, ceremonies and food from a multitude of different countries and the opportunity to take part in many of the activities.
An interesting feature was a world map (2 by 4 metres) where festival participants were encouraged to place a tiny red sticker on their parent’s country of origin. Not unsurprisingly there were mountains of red on Australia, most of Europe, New Zealand, Hong Kong (migration prior to 1997 prompted by the hand-over to China) and Pacific Islands. However, patterns I didn’t expect where: the relatively few stickers on countries like Spain and France; a red cloud around Peru and hardly any on the other South American countries; and two or three major pockets of red on Africa, suggesting substantial migrations from a few selected regions.
There was also Danish representation at the festival. The Danish Club of Brisbane had a stall where they sold hotdogs and aebleskiver (a small cake of batter cooked in a special pan resulting in a small round delicacy that is eaten with marmelade or sugar). According to Majken the quality of their aeblerskiver was not up to scratch. I guess this should be expected given that good home made versions are very difficult to come by even in Denmark.
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