Lord Mayor's Show

Saturday, I braved the rain and went to the Lord Mayor's Show for The City (of London).

From Blue Guide - City Guide: London

"The Lord Mayor is elected each autumn and holds office for one year. The first was in 1189 [819 years ago]; all have been men. [hmph] ... On the second Saturday of November each year, the new Lord Mayor of London processes to the Law Courts to take his oath of office before the judges of the Queen's Bench. The ceremony is an ancient one, dating back to King John's time [1199-1216], and has taken the form of a pageant for over 500 years, originally often travelling by river, but for more than 200 years now by road, using the Lord Mayor's coach designed by Taylor and kept in the Museum of London. Today the show takes the form of a procession from the Law Courts to the Guildhall in the City. Each Lord Mayor chooses a theme, usually relating to trade or contemporary issues."


If there was a theme, I'm not sure what it was other than: rainy, windy, and wet. Also, drum corps, military, and horses.

The website has interesting information on the history, the route, the procession, etc., but I would NOT call this a "grand" fireworks display. For those of you from Cincinnati, it reminded me of the Harvest Home Parade - a big deal to those involved and from the area, but otherwise a let down.

Photos uploaded to Flickr (photo link on top right of blog)