Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Chinese New Year 3 - The Parade






This year we got to go to the CNY Parade and sit in a Grandstand, courtesy of our friends Gregg & Kay. It was something to see. Musicians, dancers and others from all over the World. It was certainly a highlight for us.
Intermingled with the International groups, were Hong Kong School Children, who did not suffer at all by comparison.
And it was all so well organised. The police had the crowd well under control and getting home was far easier than expected, once we negotiated our way to the bus stop. Well done Hong Kong!

I must say though I never really understood the light bulb kids or the Swiss marching band in dresses!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hehe... Bands like that are called "Guggemusik" and are a part of Swiss Carneval culture. They don't need to be understood. They are just great! :-)