It is St. Patrick's Day today and there is a celebration downtown with a parade. We decided to catch transit and watch the parade. We had to take a bus to get to the skytrain, go on the skytrain and then walk to the parade area. Easy right?
Unfortunately, when the bus arrived, it was already full so we had to take the next one. Because it was Sunday, the next bus is 20 minutes away so we decided to walk to the skytrain instead. That was an unexpected delay. When we arrived at our skytrain stop, we got off and it took us about 10 minutes to find the elevators to get up to street level (we brought our double stroller). Another delay. By the time we got to see the parade, it was super duper crowded. The kids couldn't see anything thru the crowds. So we ended up walking to the end of the parade line to watch the parade. By that time, there were only a few floats left to finish. The parade ended about 10 minutes later. Sad. At the least we saw some performers and managed to take a few pictures with the people in costumes.
After we left the downtown area, it was time to eat. We took the skytrain to Costco where they sold $1.50 hotdogs with drink and chicken with fries. As soon as we got off the skytrain, the sky suddenly turned dark and started pouring rain. It was super cold too and the rain turned into hail. Even if you have an umbrella, you'd be drenched in a second. We at lunch and by the time we finished, the rain had slowed down to a drizzle. Thank goodness!
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