On Monday, we had a public holiday. We had a barbeque at Al's mom and dad's house.
I had a sausage with spuds and a salad.
And a lot of yummy cheese, crackers, fruit cake and strawberries for dessert. Please excuse the rest of these photos- the lighting wasn't ideal, and I used my iPhone as my camera.
And some wine
Penny's homemade fruit cake. YUM!
Not only do you get four weeks of vacation time during the year (you can get even more the longer you work), but Australia gets a good amount of public holidays.
Here are South Australia's public holidays for 2010 (source: safework.sa.gov.au):
New Years Day-Jan 1
Australia Day (similar to US Independence Day)- Jan 26
Adelaide Cup Day (horse racing)- Monday, March 8
Good Friday
The Day After Good Friday (Easter Saturday?)
The Day After Easter (Easter Monday). Next year, I guess we get Tuesday off, too??
Anzac Day (similar to US Memorial Day)- April 26
Queen's Birthday and Volunteer Day- June 14
Labour Day- October 4
Christmas Day
Boxing Day (the day after Christmas)
How cool is it that we get a day off for a race? Businesses are also closed the day after Easter and Christmas. Very nice. I think America should definitely adopt Easter Monday.
Have a great night, everyone!
Here are South Australia's public holidays for 2010 (source: safework.sa.gov.au):
New Years Day-Jan 1
Australia Day (similar to US Independence Day)- Jan 26
Adelaide Cup Day (horse racing)- Monday, March 8
Good Friday
The Day After Good Friday (Easter Saturday?)
The Day After Easter (Easter Monday). Next year, I guess we get Tuesday off, too??
Anzac Day (similar to US Memorial Day)- April 26
Queen's Birthday and Volunteer Day- June 14
Labour Day- October 4
Christmas Day
Boxing Day (the day after Christmas)
How cool is it that we get a day off for a race? Businesses are also closed the day after Easter and Christmas. Very nice. I think America should definitely adopt Easter Monday.
Have a great night, everyone!
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