50. Watched the Peabody Hotel Duck Parade
Today, Brian & I and all 4 grandsons, as well as their parents and Adriann W. and the cute little Joel Winters family, went to the Peabody Hotel in downtown LR to watch the Duck Parade. This was a first for several of us in this group.
We started with a brisk, chillier-than-expected, multi-block walk, because we were too "frugal" to pay for parking :) Then we staked our claim to a spot along the red carpet duck walkway and waited for about 15 minutes. Soon the Duckmaster arrived and gave us a little history lesson regarding this one-of-a-kind spectacle. Soon the "five little ducks" (yes, Jude & Cale & I sang the song quietly) disembarked from the glass elevator and waddled (a little faster than we expected) around the duck pond on their red carpet, climbed up the red carpet stairs and paddled into the water. Their brunch awaited them and they put on a cute little show swimming around and just being duckish.
Next we boarded the trolley. This is always extra fun in December because the trolleys are decorated with lights and wreaths and garlands. I think the inside is always nice, with the pretty wood of the seats and the fun of turning your seats around backward when you get to the course-reversing spot along the route. Our conductor today was having a lot of fun! We all sang Christmas carols, and, at one point, he had a lady come by with mistletoe to encourage you to kiss your seatmate (or someone near you, preferably someone you knew). At one stop, he let the kids come up and step on the floor button that rings the bell. All 3 walking grandsons did it and had great fun. We rode the trolley across the river from LR to NLR and back again, finally departing at a stop (thankfully) near our cars.
SO fun to share this first with all these people! If you haven't ridden the trolley, especially in December, be sure to remedy that oversight soon!!!
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