Ballarat has a HERITAGE WEEK every year in early May. Some friends of Deborah and I, Bryan Putt and Megan Finlayson, celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria during Heritage week. There is a statue of the Queen in the centre of Sturt Street and it acts has a gathering point for a group of us to raise a glass of tea (with a little something else) in honour of the Queen. None of us really care too much about royalty but it's an occasion to dress up and walk around the streets of Ballarat to add to the festivities on a Heritage day. We call ourselves 'Promenaders', and although at first I didn't really appreciate dressing up, I've developed an enthusiasm for it and I'm looking forward to next year's HERITAGE WEEK
Deborah looking very stylish indeed!
King Louis IV and Jane Austen eras were also promenading!
at the Ballarat Train Station Cafe
