Hollywood Christmas Parade

För första gången sedan jag flyttade till LA såg jag i år den stora julparaden i Hollywood. Det var ganska kyligt, men som tur var regnade det inte i alla fall vilket det har gjort andra år. Starten är vid Chinese Theater på Hollywood Blvd och går sedan bort till Vine och ner till Sunset Blvd för att sedan komma tillbaka till starten. Folk hade börjat köa längs paradvägen redan under tidiga eftermiddagen för att få de bästa platserna. Jag och Maria kom lagom till att det skulle börja och fick ganska bra platser mittemot läktarna i början av paradvägen. Först ut var bilarna och sedan varvades parader med seriefigurer och kändisar. Nästan två timmar tog det innan alla hade passerat oss.

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This year was the first time since I came to LA that I saw the big Hollywood Christmas Parade. The air was pretty cold, but at least it didn’t rain as it has some of the previous years. The parade starts by the Chinese Theatre at Hollywood Blvd and then continues to Vine St and down to Sunset Blvd to end up where it started. People had started to claim their places already during the early afternoon to get the best view. I and Maria arrived just in time for the parade to start and got pretty good places across from the grandstands where the parade started. First there were the cars and then marching bands was altered with cartoons and celebrities. After almost two hours the final equipage passed us.

 

The parade balloons are waiting for the event to start.
The parade balloons are waiting for the event to start.

 

Santa's reindeers waiting for Santa.
Santa’s reindeers waiting for Santa.

 

Me and Maria.
Me and Maria.

 

Star Wars also joined the parade.
Star Wars joined the parade.

 

There were also horses participating in the parade.
There were also horses participating in the parade.

 

Knott's Merry Farm.
Knott’s Merry Farm.

 

Japanese dancers.
Japanese dancers.

 

The Grinch.
The Grinch.

 

The Hollywood tram.
The Hollywood tram.

 

The Penguins of Madagascar.
The Penguins of Madagascar.

 

The chicken and the pig.
Rilakkuma.

 

The Scooby-Doo bus.
The Scooby-Doo bus.

 

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The MHI equipage.

 

Marching band.
Marching band.

 

The Hollywood Hotel elf.
The Hollywood Hotel elf.

 

Me and Maria with Santa Garfield in the background.
Me and Maria with Santa Garfield in the background.

 

 

 

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