St. Patrick's Day Parade

Here are some pictures from the St. Patrick's Day parade. You can see we were decked out with our green hats. Laura and Betty (colleague from CMU) wore sophisticated berets, whereas I opted for an American cowboy hat complete with fringe and a light up medallion! You can get some sense of the crowds in these pictures. The crowd by the barrier was from about 1/2 hour before the parade started. It was then increased by 4-fold. We were so squashed that we now know how sardines feel. The end of the parade had a slew of punch-bug cars, including a replica of Herbie! The carriage is the one that carries the Lord Mayor of the city--who was actually walking behind it.