Friday, July 4, 2008

Day 34 - Calgary Stampede Parade

WOW, what fun and what a show! This is the largest parade we've ever seen and it was great fun. We were there at 6:30am for the 9:00am start. The parade then lasted over 3 hours. There were many marching bands from all over Canada and the US. There were over 1500 horses in the parade, including the Budweiser Clydesdale's (shown). We heard there were over 300,000 people watching the parade and over 2000 volunteers. Some locals go to the parade every year and even sit in the same location. We had front row seats, in our own chairs, and thought the whole thing was fantastic. The Calgary Stampede has now officially started!