Christmas Parade On Potomac River In Old Town Alexandria In 2005

I have just two photos to show of what happens after dark when the Scottish Walk daytime parade is over. All those lucky folks who own boats docked at the Alexandria waterfront get into their decorated boats and line them up on the Potomac River and then parade by the local downtown river park. It is fun to see Santa and his elves in a boat. Some people really get into this river parade and have their boats decked out with a ton of lights. See below.

This was a great parade. There will be two parades this Saturday in Alexandria. Check the papers for starting times for the Scottish Walk and the Potomac River Christmas Parade.

Scottish Christmas Parade in Alexandria, VA 2005

Old Town Alexandria, VA has a Scottish Walk Christmas parade. Jack and I went in 2005. That year former VA senator, John Warner, in his kilt walked in the parade. See photo above.

A lot of men don their Scottish kilts and parade down the street for this event. Don't you wonder if they have underwear on underneath. I've been told that tradition says you don't. Anybody know for sure?

But the headliners of this parade is not the men in kilts but the Scottish doggies like these sweet little West Highland terriers. These dogs are crowd pleasers and they get quite a hand as they parade down the street.

I found this photo in a local newspaper after the parade. Look at the baby buggy in the photo. This one old black Scottish terrier was too old to walk the length of the parade route so the owners pushed the dog in a baby stroller. I do remember seeing that and these little dogs wearing their Irish kilts. How adorable.

Here is Jim Moran, the local Democratic congressman, walking the parade route.

I think this is the same Scottish band of bagpipers who were in last Saturday's Reston Town Center parade. I wonder what they keep in their purses. Always interesting to see a man with a purse. Jack doesn't do a purse unless he is carrying mine because I'm really tired and the purse is really heavy when we travel. LOL!

This year's daytime Old Town Alexandria parade will be this Saturday. Check the papers for the starting time in the morning.

Christmas Parade in Middleburg, Va 2006

These are photos taken at the Middleburg Christmas parade in 2006. Jack and I are always fascinated by the Middleburg scene. Lots of tourists come to see the town where Jackie Kennedy Onassis stayed when she was riding with the hounds to fox hunt. Yes, the U.S. has not outlawed fox hunting although I think England has. Other folks like to come here to see the German store that Monica Lewinsky's exfriend, Linda Tripp, now runs with her German born husband. By the way you can go into Linda's shop in Middleburg and you will feel like you are back at a Christmas market in Germany. Very cool store. Anyway here we are at the 2006 Christmas parade watching the very proper fox hunt folks ride down Main Street in their red riding coats.

Notice all the fox hounds.

This woman in the white coat stepped out and blocked my view every time I wanted to take a photo. LOL!

This photo appeared in the local Middleburg paper, the Middleburg Eccentric, after the event.

I think this is an Andalusian horse like the ones used at Vienna's Spanish Riding School

Another photo that appeared in the Middleburg Eccentric paper. Aren't those fox hounds lively and cute. The grey building on the right in the photo has been many different things over the years. I can remember it as a bank, an antique store and a restaurant. Today it is run by Sheila Johnson of Black Television Network fame who lives now near Middleburg on an estate and is currently building a multi-million dollar exclusive spa retreat for the landed gentry of Middleburg.

Middleburg will hold its annual Christmas parade this Saturday morning. Check the papers for the time and the events going on with the parade.

My World Tuesday = Reston Town Center Christmas Parade

My World Tuesday = The Reston Town Center Parade

Friday November 27, 2009

11:00 A.M.

A colorful animal character stopped along the parade route to say hello to us.
Children followed him passing out jingle bell necklaces for us to wear and jingle.

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells!

Next came Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer


Then came the pretty kitties!

Aka: The Jaguars!


There were big red vehicles like this shiny red firetruck.


There were tiny black vehicles like this Fairfax police car.

There was a Mighty Mouse balloon flying by.

Another balloon rode by with handlers holding the strings.

There went the Scottish bagpipers.

Here came the Mexican bell dancers.

The Irish folk dancers danced a jig on a flatbed truck.

The Bolivian Folk Dancers were dressed for the cold breezy winds coming down the parade route.

There was my little friend again.

He was so sweet.

So I'll end my Reston Town Center Parade by showing him once more.

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Wednesday and Thursday I will show photos of past Christmas parades in Middleburg, Virginia and Old Town Alexandria, Virginia so come back tomorrow for another Christmas parade. Both of these cities will have this year's Christmas parade this coming Saturday, December 5, 2009.