A few minutes of glory: Melbourne Cup

It's a big thing here in Ozzie land, the Melbourne Cup. First time we heard of it, I actually thought it was a football (as in soccer) game. But it's all about horse racing. Why it's such a big deal? No idea... But at the University it is celebrated huge and that means from 11.30 am you start with bubblies (prosecco) and after the race at 12.00 noon, we all have lunch and of course more drinks. The race lasted less than 2 minutes, but the drinking went on till 6 pm. A picture of the lovely and ever so friendly Sandra greeting you whilst you enter, and later on when she cleary had too much of everything she could put her hands on and was (sexually?) harassing poor timid Brian...he didn't know where to look as it was all too much for him as well!