Saturday, January 25, 2014

Tournament of the Roses Floats – Float viewing


TRAVEL BY NIC…….The Perpetual Tourist!

Tournament of the Roses Floats – Float viewing - Pasadena, CA

This is the 2nd time we have viewed the Tournament of the Roses floats.  Both times I was truly amazed.  The floats are on display Jan 1 at 1pm, right after the parade and on Jan 2.  After that all of the floats are turned into mulch! 

I strongly recommend going to the Tournament of Roses website.  That site will offer 4 or 5 locations to park and ride a shuttle to see the floats.  Since parking is limited, near the floats this is an awesome idea!  We were able to sit on the shuttles before joining the 1000’s standing and waiting for the gates to open!  We paid $10 for the view and $5 for the shuttle ride.  (If you did not buy your tickets on the website they can be purchased at the parking lots the day of the event for the same price).

 

The gates open at 1pm, but we got to the parking lot around 12:00pm.  Once the shuttle dropped us at the gates we had to wait about 5 minutes before the crowd was allowed to enter.  You’ll find food stands there, Tournament of the Roses souvenirs and LOTS of beautiful photo taking.  A full day of fun for $15, not bad!  My only warning…..It is VERY, Very, very crowded, get there early!

Enough dialog…..this is one of those blogs that the photos speak louder than words!  ENJOY!






 

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