Greek Independence Day Parade

Today was the big parade on 5th Avenue. And I actually made it this time! But in true Greek style, the 1 p.m. parade began at 1:30 p.m. and I met up with my friends, whom I was supposed to meet at 12:30 p.m., at 1 p.m.

It wasn't the most smoothly run parade, but there were some amusing points. However we were at the start of the parade and we really should have been closer to the grandstand, where they were actually telling people what all the floats and participants were.



I bought my two friends who were there little Greek flags. I was dressed in white and blue, a la my heritage. They were pretty taken aback by the anti-Turkey sentiment brazenly on displace in a parade. It's not like the IRA march in the St. Patrick's Day parade.

While it didn't rain today, it was windy and super cold. All week long the weather service said it would be sunny and a high of 60. Instead we got windy — or "Blowy" as my friend Kathianne put it — cloudy and a high of 49. This winter just will NOT let go. I wish it would warm up already.

There was no Greek food being sold nearby, which was the major downside of the parade. They should really combined the parade with a street fair. But it was okay because afterward we headed back to the West Side in Chelsea where there was a street fair. No photos from that. But here are some more from the parade.