On Thursday morning, we got up early and made our way into Manhattan to go and watch Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
I knew it was going to be busy, but I don't think I'd appreciated just how busy it would get so early - we arrived at about 9.30ish I think, so the Parade had already started, and the streets we HEAVING! We heard people saying that they'd been up at 5am, and we overheard a policeman saying that to get the best spots you'd have had to be there at 5 or 6am!!!
Spongebob was the first float we saw from afar...
After a bit of running around, going in and out of subway stations, up and down stairs and round and through a few crowds, we finally managed to get a spot where he had an OK view...
Mister Buzz Lightyear...
Horton (from Horton Hears A Who)...
Mr. Smurf...
This Rolly Polly Father Christmas was one of my favourites...
We saw a fair few of the floats and balloons, we didn't see any of the famous people that were advertised as being there - I think they might have all been at Macy's or something because there were some seats all set up outside the shop for an audience...
Then came the main event, the man everyone had been waiting for, the man everyone had come to see, the man I'd wanted to see...
FATHER CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
His float was followed by these lovely big balloons baring a very lovely message...
(I still do by the way)
I knew it was going to be busy, but I don't think I'd appreciated just how busy it would get so early - we arrived at about 9.30ish I think, so the Parade had already started, and the streets we HEAVING! We heard people saying that they'd been up at 5am, and we overheard a policeman saying that to get the best spots you'd have had to be there at 5 or 6am!!!
Spongebob was the first float we saw from afar...
After a bit of running around, going in and out of subway stations, up and down stairs and round and through a few crowds, we finally managed to get a spot where he had an OK view...
Mister Buzz Lightyear...
Horton (from Horton Hears A Who)...
Mr. Smurf...
This Rolly Polly Father Christmas was one of my favourites...
We saw a fair few of the floats and balloons, we didn't see any of the famous people that were advertised as being there - I think they might have all been at Macy's or something because there were some seats all set up outside the shop for an audience...Then came the main event, the man everyone had been waiting for, the man everyone had come to see, the man I'd wanted to see...
FATHER CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
His float was followed by these lovely big balloons baring a very lovely message...(I still do by the way)
Father Christmas looks great. Just imagine what it must be like to be a child and see that sleigh - it's magical.
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