So Cleveland doesn't really know how to put on a parade - for 1.3 MILION people. That number is a pretty big deal, seeing as if you include all the Cleveland Suburbs, there are only 2.1 million people. More than half of the city/area called off of work on Wednesday, to attend this parade to celebrate the Cavaliers bringing the first championship to Cleveland since 1954 - it's been 52 years. No wonder all of the adults were crying! Right?!?!
Aunt Cindy/Mike, and our family each got a hotel room in a questionable - yet perfectly good hotel (for a night like this, not good for wedding or fancy things). A shuttle took us from the hotel at 7:30am to E12th and Lakeside, and we walked to E9th and Lakeside to watch the parade. We actually got a good spot, and at no time were we ever squished or felt in danger. Eventually, people completely filled up the streets, and if there were cars (not semi's) coming through in the parade, we didn't see them at all, but it was still tons of fun. Oh yeah, and we brought the boys - we were told by TONS of people that we were crazy to bring them - but NOPE, they were both amazing. I mean, we sat or stood in a 6'x4' area, for 9 straight hours. (We had chalk, bubbles, silly string, snacks, confetti, etc)
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People climbed up ANYWHERE they could possibly get. The Free Stamp was first,
THen the street signs/walk signs, the bus stop was a good idea, until it collapsed.=( |
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| The Lake Erie Monsters also won a championship this year, but it's minor league hockey, so apparently it doesn't count |
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| look at the # of people!!! |
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| Tyronn Leu (Cavs Coach) in the corner |
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| Kyrie Irving =) Amazing point guard, couldn't have won without his awesome games |
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Lebron is in the yellow hat here,
More people on the stamp (quadruple this amount, and that's how it ended up) |
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| Richard Jefferson, Frye, and others holding the (replica) trophy. |
