Tuesday, 6 November 2007

...and now for something completely different.

After a long and interesting trip we've arrived in Perth.

The problem with arriving in a large city is that you start to run out of things to do that are new and different. There's always museums, galleries and that but it does become a little repetitive. So Clare and I made an effort to do something new and different in Perth. With that in mind we went into tourist information and looked at various fliers in a quest for something new. And then we saw a billboard. What it was advertising was definitely something that we had not seen on the trip, was unlikely to be seen on the rest of the trip and was certainly different. We agreed that we should go and take a look. So we did.

20 minutes later, Clare and I were paying to go into SEXPO 2007. Funnily, this hadn't been mentioned as a attraction at the tourist information centre but it certainly seemed to draw a crowd. Many of the crowd we giggling 20 year old blokes or slightly eccentric looking couples but we ventured in nonetheless.

The hall was full of stalls selling books, videos and 'equipment' for the disconcerting consumer. I think the one thing that stood out (If you'll excuse the pun) was the guy painting peoples portraits......in the nude.....with his privates. Not something you'd see at the Tate gallery. I just wonder what the guys' thought process was when he came up with the idea.

"I'm quite a good painter but I need an angle......."

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