My third outing at the Parade but first driving in and sitting in the stands. I will NEVER drive in again. What a complete pain, poorly organized (no good ever comes from having human beings direct traffic, I swear). But, Ma and I did make it to our seats, which were excellent. The weather was gorgeous and warm. The floats were beautiful (although no crazy special effects as in past years). The bands are always so much better in person, and for Ma a brand new experience. After the parade, we tried to get to the post parade shuttle parking area, but wasted a bunch of time circling around not being able to get in and gave up. I suggest you not do the post parade until Jan 2nd. Mei went to the decorating viewing and that might be a better way to spend time.
We got back and had some za jiang mien (which makes everything better), and turned on the TV to watch the parade reruns on channel 5 so we could hear the commentary and learn who was on the various floats. It also shows the special performances that happen in front of the TV stands that we don't see on the route.
Photos here.
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