I could hear them from afar: the parade from Sinterklaas (Saint Nicolas) and his Zwarte Pieten (Black Petes) was doing the rounds through my neighbourhood this morning. Of course I had to take pictures! We're celebrating Sint's birthday next weekend (officially the Eve of December 5th, but weekends are more convenient to get the family together;)


There they are!


Right underneath my window!


I'm not sure what kind of music they were playing; it didn't sound like traditional Sinterklaas songs.


What the hell? Is Sint sitting in a wheelchair?


Ah, no, it's some sort of Riksha. That makes no sense at all. What happened to the horse Sint usually rides on? Hmmm.

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