Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and great new year!
I had a wonderful adventure on New Year’s Eve. This is when the floats line up for the Tournament of Roses parade, held every year on New Year’s Day. But on New Year’s Eve, the floats are lining up, and it’s open to the public.
Here are some of the photos I took from the event.
If you’d like to see more floats, check out my video you YouTube.
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