What can be more patriotic than a 4th of July in the nations' capital city? Nothing! So here it goes. First, the parade (actually, first might have been to go to church early in the morning...). A lot of American flags, small and huge ones.
The parade is made of an eclectic mix of traditional groups, military regimens, miss America/pom-pom girl displays, minority communities, and mostly high-school bands representing their state. Some groups were also pulling giant air-inflated dolls, in the form of the American eagle, as well as some cartoon characters. Can anyone explain to me the link between the frog below and the 4th of July?
All these people were parading, walking, dancing, running, biking, playing music in 40 degrees heat (100 degrees here...). Kudos to the representatives of Puerto Rico, who were giving their all to the tune of fast-paced latino music.
Second, the fireworks. But what does it tell you that there were more people for the fireworks, than for the parade? For 20-minutes long fireworks, there were quite good. It also helps with the colors that the American flag has three colors.
Still, I was surprised that there were no patriotic speech, either by the President or the mayor. Not sure if I missed them, but definitely not prominent.
