You may or may not know, but NYC is a city of Parades and Festivals. There is a street fair every weekend in the summer somewhere in the city. And more parades than you can count. Of course the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is popular. And there's the St. Patrick's Day Parade that is also quite popular. Then you have the Gay Pride Parade, Puerto Rican Festival and Parade, Halloween Parade, all many of you have heard of. (I've actually been to all of these parades/festivals except for one this past year; can you guess which one?)
Pic of me, Brad and Mike at the Macy's Parade 2009.
One you may not be familiar with is the Mermaid Parade. And that's where I was today. At Coney Island in Brooklyn, watching the most unusual parade I've ever heard of. (Or seen, and considering my first paragraph, that's pretty unusual!) The main street (Surf Ave.) is blocked off and hundreds of people dress in a variety of costumes. There are a lot of mermaids, of course, along with a variety of fish, sharks, seahorses, a man wearing a suit of used metro cards and his wife a dress of the same 'fabric,' octopuses, etc. There were also plenty of people who collaborated and came as a group. For example, there was 'Scarfish' some gangster looking mermaids and mermans holding a sign that read, "say hello to my little fish." Very clever.
The best part (the best part of all my city adventures) is the friends I went with. Kansas, his boyfriend, and his roommate. We were even joined by a girl from my church (who gets the credit for the photos.) How I'll miss the quirky events from NYC and how I already miss Kansas and James!
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