Brussels Balloon Day Parade

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.

On Saturday 28th of February 2009, took place the first Balloon Day Parade in Brussels! According to Wikipedia, the very first Balloon Parade took place in New York in 1924, an initiative from Macy’s Department Store employees, who were first generation immigrants. They wanted to celebrate US holiday of Thanksgiving with the kind of festival their parents had in Europe.
Live animals borrowed at Central Park Zoo were replaced with large anima-shaped balloons in 1927’s edition, and this was also the first apparition of Felix the Cat. That’s for history…
Here in Brussels, it was the first edition with about 16 balloons, from crocodile or dinosaur to Spirou, Smurfs or Agent 212, typical belgian heroes from comic strips…
The parade was also followed by fanfare, as it should be. It went from South train station to North train station, the usual parcours for parades and demonstrations. (Unfortunately for us photographers, the sun was in front of us, which is never easy to shoot, even with a flash...)
Parades are always a funny way to meet a lot of people and being a privileged witness of social story.