A Macy's Tradition

Tonight we decided to brave the brisk fall weather and see the inflating of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. We know better than to tango with the millions of people in the city to watch the actual parade in person, so we opted to go join a few hundred thousand and see the balloons come to life.

To get to the staging area, we had to enter at 79th and Columbus and walk down to 77th where we rounded the corner and saw all the action taking place. The line moved fairly quickly and everyone seemed to be in great spirits.





One of my favorites is the Keith Harring which I think is making it's debut at this years parade.







Of course the Energizer Bunny is always a crowd favorite.










I was quite happy to see the Kermit balloon. I was also excited to see the Smurf and of course Snoopy but they were laying face down and away so the photo's didn't come out quite as well as I had hoped.

If you are in the city and get the chance, seeing the balloons in person is quite a treat. Of course that is if you can handle a few hundred thousand people and their kids....