Sinterklaas loads up on his white horse and the parade finally begins. The participants will parade all through town past most of the shopping areas in the center (Gina says by all the merchants who help pay for this big production). There are lots of helpers on unicycles, bikes, walking. A small truck drives the packages along the route. Eliot wore his Piet hat the whole time. He really wanted to be able to see Sinterklaas up close, so I took him down off the bridge to the street and the actvities. He rode on my shoulders and had a great view over the many spectators. We walked down a half of block or so with the parade to watch Sinterklaas on his horse; it was moving very slowly.
After watching Sinterklaas and the bands and dancers and Pieten pass, we headed back to our bikes. Gina invited us over for hot chocolate and sandwiches. It rained a bit on the way to their house. The boys all played, and we had a nice end to such grand festivities. By 3:00, we headed home for a rest. Sinterklaas was still parading around town - planning to end up at Zuidpoort for songs and a chance to greet all the children there. We were too tired to go out again!
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