Independence Day, Columbus, Ohio, 4th of July
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Columbus has the "Red, White and Boom" festival which actually begins on July 3.
With some new found friends, I went downtown (against my fears and better judgement) to watch the parade and later that night, the fireworks.
Waiting patiently for the parade to begin, attendees lined the sidewalks along with side men selling noise makers and favors.
Some watched from a window above at the downtown YMCA.
Eventually, it all began
Floats were pretty scarce and saw several cleaned up 18 wheelers
from different firms such as Pepsi, Walmart and a few others.
Unions and politicians even paraded, some with their supporters
marching.
Even Jesus (pretty sure that wasn't really Him) was there.
After the parade, we went down to the river to await the fireworks
display at 10:00 PM. The walkways were a parade within them-
selves.
At 10:00, the fireworks began along with a light rain.
On the real 4th of July, I rode around in the rain, electing to stay
away from the crowds. Call me "hyper-vigilant" if you like but
given events in Boston some weeks back, I wanted to not be a
target for terrorism so I chose more serene places for contemplation.
With some new found friends, I went downtown (against my fears and better judgement) to watch the parade and later that night, the fireworks.
Waiting patiently for the parade to begin, attendees lined the sidewalks along with side men selling noise makers and favors.
Some watched from a window above at the downtown YMCA.
Eventually, it all began
Floats were pretty scarce and saw several cleaned up 18 wheelers
from different firms such as Pepsi, Walmart and a few others.
Unions and politicians even paraded, some with their supporters
marching.
Even Jesus (pretty sure that wasn't really Him) was there.
After the parade, we went down to the river to await the fireworks
display at 10:00 PM. The walkways were a parade within them-
selves.
At 10:00, the fireworks began along with a light rain.
On the real 4th of July, I rode around in the rain, electing to stay
away from the crowds. Call me "hyper-vigilant" if you like but
given events in Boston some weeks back, I wanted to not be a
target for terrorism so I chose more serene places for contemplation.
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