NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

So I went outside the hotel in NYC and it was a large staging area for all of the people who were waiting to walk in the parade. I began taking pictures of the Sanitation Department's band...All of the men were in kilts! It was fun and as I was taking photos an older gentleman saw me and lifted his kilt...Check it out. I was flashed by an old guy. Only in New York.

Anyways, I began talking to some ladies in front of the hotel, asked them if they were there to watch the parade and they said, no, they were walking in the parade. I asked how do you get to walk in the parade and asked if you needed to be invited. Mary and Maureen (sisters) mentioned that they were alumni from Fordham University and that Fordham walks each year in the parade. They asked if I would like to walk with them! I can't believe I was invited to walk in the parade. At first I said no, since I only had an hour to get some food before my next seminar. But they said 'You can get food anytime. When else will you be in NYC for the St. Patrick's Day parade AND get an invitation to walk?!' Of course, they convinced me to walk with them. And I DID! 6 whole blocks...down 5th Avenue from 45th to St. Patrick's Church. And they made me walk on the green stripe painted down the street for good luck.

Hope I get some this year! What an awesome experience...and of course, no one was there to enjoy it with me...but enjoy the pictures.