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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Featured Travel Site: Melbourne Cup
Every four years on the first Tuesday in November the world stops to watch America as it goes to the polls to elect a President. Meanwhile every year on the first Tuesday in November Australia stops and watches a horse race.
The Melbourne Cup has been run since 1861 and it is known as the race that stops a nation. The day is a public holiday in the State of Victoria, which must be the only place in the world that has a day off for a horse race.
The genius of the schedulers who first put the race on a Tuesday means that many Victorians take the Monday off as well, making it a 4 day long weekend holiday.
melbournecup.com
The Melbourne Cup has been run since 1861 and it is known as the race that stops a nation. The day is a public holiday in the State of Victoria, which must be the only place in the world that has a day off for a horse race.
The genius of the schedulers who first put the race on a Tuesday means that many Victorians take the Monday off as well, making it a 4 day long weekend holiday.
melbournecup.com
Labels: featured-travel-site-2008
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