Our handsome mayor, Gavin Newsom, 42nd Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco joined the parade. We were in Market St. 10 minutes before 11 noon. By exactly 11 AM, the parade started. It was the longest parade I have seen in SFO! Irish folks came by in different costumes as they celebrated St. Patrick's Day! We all joined in. The parade participants threw candies at the crowd. Husband and I enjoyed it so much. Whoah! My share, I put the chocolates and
hard candies inside my loot bag while I ate the rest. Haha! Actually, my bag initially contained the chewable lactase enzyme we bought at the specialty shop in Grant. But as the parade progressed, I decided to utilize it to store my goodies! Notice our green and gold beads plus husband's sticker on his jacket? Well, we all got them at the parade. That's the fun side of being a spectator! You get a lot of freebies! Moreover, I got myself a nice key chain and a green rubber bracelet (see photo) as well with Happy St. Patrick's Day embossed in it. At around 4 PM, we walked to Civic Center and joined the crowd there for the party. There was a band playing music I hardly knew. Beer was served of course! Husband and I sat on the pavement and ate our snacks. Coming home, we took Bus 9X and nestled in our flat. 
NEWSBIT: St. Patrick's Day used to be celebrated on March 17th but the Catholic law indicated that it cannot be celebrated on the week of Lent. So this year it was moved to March 14 and the parade-on March 15. Not bad. Here are some photos to enjoy. The video files~ I will upload tomorrow. And more photos to come, too. Ciao!
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