Big Band on Bikes in Haarlem – orchestra on Bikes doesn’t sound right somehow.
We had biked quietly to Hillegom in the late afternoon, and we watched the flower parade come through. We also had priviledged seats – seats that we had discovered when arrived in Hillegom – about 9.5 k’s from home in Haarlem. We had a great view, and to our seat, we had great service for food and wine which is really important when you are sitting for about 3 hours, first of all waiting, and then watching a fanatastical floral fantasy fleet flitter by. They drove by really, but there was enough floral aroma to keep the fleet floating by in the light late afternoon breeze.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU where these seats were but they were great and we want them next year. So there.
We watched the entire flower parade come through Hillegom and then we rode back to Haarlem, we had dinner at The Coach House Inn and waited for the parade to arrive there.
And it did.
The Big Band came by playing their instruments and they were riding their bikes.
This orchestra did not ride through Hillegom. It seems sensible that the bands and marching teams change on the journey as it is a long way to walk but we were stunned when the orchestra whizzed by on the bikes playing their instruments – WOW. And now we have the video of the band on bikes courstesy of Paul and Jenny from Australia.Watch the wibbling wobbling drummer that caused us all to hold our breath briefly.
Tags: annual flower parade, Band on Bikes, Bike Rides, Bloemencorsodag, Bloemmencorso Route, celebrations, Dutch, flowers, the Coach House Inn
