The scene at 8am. Literally a million people along the whole 5 mile parade route. Pretty unreal to see firsthand.We drove up to Union Station in Downtown LA and then took the Metro train to Pasadena. I was really impressed with the Metro system, super clean and efficient. After the parade, we hit El Torito and then went to see all of the floats close up. Even if this type of thing does'nt seem like your deal, you can't help but be impressed at the the level of handmade craftmanship. It is something you just don't see that often anymore. The rules are you can only use things that grow out of the ground to decorate the floats. From shaved coconut to peanuts to limes to edamame, it was all there. If you live in California, you should definitely go at least once in your life.
The Dodgers 50th anniversary float.
Dia de los Muertos
Colorado Boulevard about 30 minutes before the parade started. Packed. Some people got there at 6am the day before and camped out. Damn.
Trader Joe's had a pretty insane 55ft long float. The detail of these things is crazy. You can't really appreciate it until you see them up close.
