St Patrick's Day Parade
The parade goes along Piccadilly in the rain
(Photos/words © urban75, March 18th 2007)
I'd forgotten all about this parade, but after hearing the noise when I came out of Green Park tube, rushed up to photograph the tail end of the procession as it moved towards Piccadilly Circus.
The photos don't do justice to how much the weather turned - one minute it was a pleasantly warm Spring afternoon, the next hailstones were crashing down and the temperature had plummeted! It was freezing!
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-01.jpg) I'm not sure where transvestite nuns pedalling a large Celtic cross fit in with the St Patrick's Day tradition, but it was fun to watch.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-02.jpg) A Celtic cross on wheels.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-03.jpg) I'm not sure what the blue shopping trolley's all about but the lady in front was s clearly having fun.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-04.jpg) Drummers behind the cross.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-06.jpg) People waving bright banners in, err, Guantanamo Bay boiler suits.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-07.jpg) Stilt walkers taking a break.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-08.jpg)
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-09.jpg) Some sort of two-part unicorn.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-11.jpg) I felt sorry for these girls - by now the temperature was freezing and they had to stand about and wait for the rest of the majorettes to catch them up.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-12.jpg)
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-13.jpg) The wind was really starting up around about now.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-14.jpg)
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-15.jpg)
Here comes the rain...
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-16.jpg) Heading to the party in Trafalgar Square.
![St Patrick's Day Parade - photos of the parade on Piccadilly, London, March 18th 2007](images/st-patricks-parade-17.jpg) Cleaning up the mess.
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