On Saturday Sinterklaas,(the Dutch version of St. Nick) came to Utrecht. The story goes he comes up on the canal from Spain accompanied by his "friends" Zwarte Piete(exact translation is Black Pete, yep real politically correct here :)). He then docks in town and rides through the city on a white horse.
We had to do as the locals do and get pictures with Zwarte Piete, side note all of these were women with the paint on. The bags that they are carrying are filled with Poepenoten(translation: pepper nuts), which are little biscuit like ginger cookies. When Zwarte Piete sees children he will through the mix for the children
We had great spots along the canal for the journey up the canal
Sinterklaas is on that boat, he was on the other side of the canal and this is the best we could get
Boat full of Zwarte Piete
One of the carriages in the parade
Riding his white horse to the Dom Tower
It was definitely an experience! It was fun to see all of the kids so excited and really got me into the Holiday spirit!!
Mindy
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