April 03, 2006
Harry Potter comes to Melbourne
Buried away on a middle page of The Age this morning was news of Jan Pieter Balkenende's visit to Melbourne. Ron and I were invited as 'Dutchies' to the reception held at the Melbourne Town Hall to welcome him. Harry Potter claimed to have had the 'perfect' day, first church and then the Grand Prix. Each to his own.
Also present was the fabulous Mr So, the Mayor of Melbourne, famous for his impenetrable accent and being the-most-popular-mayor-in-history-ever-anywhere. Mr So has generated his own cult following and more recently his own MP3. ( you can play it from here) Maybe he could give HP some tips?
Balkenende's visit is part of the 400 th anniversary commemorations, this year, of the landing of the Dutch East India Company vessel ‘Duyfken’, the first known European vessel to land on the Australian coast, in 1606.
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