Throughout the week of Kermis, a number of people told me that I couldn't miss the parade on Saturday. One of R's friends even went so far as to make sure I had the time and location that I needed to show up, since R had stayed in bed for 4 of the past 5 years.
And it was not disappointing - I love a good parade. The flowers on the floats were incredible, and it was set up so that individual kids could decorate their bikes or small vehicles as well!
Liefde voor Harmonie, the local marching band, celebrated its 125th year this year. It is apparently custom for all existing members to join the parade every year, so there were 5 conductors! It also made it very difficult to keep time between the front and the back... This was only noticible when they had to stop and we were right in the middle!
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| The start of the town marching band |
After the band came their float. I should have taken a video, since parts of it rotated!
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| The super cool float |
There were plenty of themed floats, including this one from the roaring 20's.
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| A friend of R is dancing on the left |
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| Roaring Twenties |
And this love float. Notice the guy in the crazy heart suit - this is an
OppoSuit, a local dutch company that makes amazingly crazy suits!
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| The love float |
I was also amazed to see some spinners on floats. But it let me know that I could find spinning somewhere in town!
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| Spinning during the parade! |
The last float in the parade was from the local government. They had a fun time pretending to repair the road as they were going by, and had a nice mobile office set up on the float.
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| Love the juxtaposition of beautiful flowers in the big machinery |
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| I figure my dad would have loved this float! |
There was also a French Revolution float that I didn't get any photos of during the parade, but I managed to get some as it was going back to the starting point after the parade.
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| Managed to get a photo of the French Revolution float on its way back |
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