Day 158: Ik heb Sinterklass gezien!

On Saturday, the moment I had been waiting for all my life happened. I saw Sinterklaas. Well, not actually the real one... Apparently the real one was in Almere. But, still, it was a moving moment. I suppose my non-Dutch readers are asking who is Sinterklaas? Well, he's not Santa Claus, as Dutch people will constantly remind you. It's best if you just read the Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas
He arrived in Rotterdam on Saturday, and had a little parade. Here's one of his helper's, Zwarte Piet. (Black Pete) They were handing out peppernoten(candy) to the children.
Some clowns and their crazy bikes:

More Zwarte Piets! They were everywhere.

Not quite sure who they're supposed to be, but they looked nice.

Children waiting for Sinterklaas, with their candy bags.

Here's the old guy himself! All the way from Spain.