Victoria, B.C. Tartan Parade

[Macman]

Here are some pictures of the local Tartan Parade last Saturday. This parade was sort of a primer for the Highland Games coming up this Victoria Day weekend. The band is a composite of a half dozen or so local bands. They marched from City Hall to the Legislature, and there was a short programme featuring highland dancers and a caber toss or two.

[gangreenfootball]

Nice pictures thanks for sharing

[pdcorlis]

Wonderfull photos, Victoria is one of our very favorite cities. We've strolled down there by the harbor many times. I wish we could have been there!

[Arlen]

Looks like a fantastic time. I'm glad you got to see it.

[auld argonian]

Wonderfull photos, Victoria is one of our very favorite cities. We've strolled down there by the harbor many times. I wish we could have been there!

I wish all of us could be there...it is a really special place.

Ought to be a potential site for a N. American Xsmarks clan gathering some day.

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AA

[Colin]

I wish all of us could be there...it is a really special place.

Ought to be a potential site for a N. American Xsmarks clan gathering some day.

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AA

Does this mean we won't be seeing everyone there for the Kilt Kamp this year

[way2fractious]

Thanks for those pics. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the wonderful sights Victoria has to offer. My U.S. passport application went in ten weeks ago, and with only five weeks to go, perhaps I'll have it in hand in time.

...and a caber toss or two.

Were these caber tosses for demonstration only? At highland games down south here, the athletes never wears sporrans while competing.

[Colin]

Thanks for those pics. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the wonderful sights Victoria has to offer. My U.S. passport application went in ten weeks ago, and with only five weeks to go, perhaps I'll have it in hand in time.


Were these caber tosses for demonstration only? At highland games down south here, the athletes never wears sporrans while competing.

In Canada we like to make it even tougher by adding more obsticles

That's the lawn of the parliment building so it must have just been a demo.

[Macman]

Yes w2f, he was just doing it for show. Normally, they don't wear sporrans or such expensive hose here either! And Colin, I don't know how they got away with tossing it on the lawn; maybe they got special permission from the Premier (whose name is Gordon Campbell ).

[cessna152towser]

Excellent pics, nice to see Victoria, one of my favourite cities. I'd love to come back to Victoria again some day.
Isn't that the Empress Hotel in the background of the bottom pic?