2013 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

With a little better planning, this year I got to attend the Southwest Chinese New Year Parade, framed by San Francisco landmarks of North Beach and Chinatown.

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I didn’t go alone, and that helped me keeping time in check, and it was the best in long time.

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Compared to last year’s parade, the year of the Snake seems to have brought many more participants, including schools from way south California.

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It was a pleasant night; I felt like there was more that last year around, and though I could see many more dragons than snakes, I still hope it’s going to be a great year :-)