The Mermaid Love Date:
mermaids by the hundreds in Coney Island
Our date night yesterday took place at the Mermaid Parade 2010 in Coney Island where 500,000 people came out to see and be mermaids (and mermen). It had the fun and creativity of Halloween bringing with it the spirit of summer, the sea and romance. People looked beautiful in their sparsely clad outfits, sparkles and gifts from the sea. They were in full party mode on a fine sunny beach day, ready to revel in their freedom and to celebrate summer, Coney Island and the goddess of the sea. It was quite a sight.
My husband and I got stuck in such a crowd that we could hardly move one direction or the other and I was definitely too short to see the parade. It was a bummer but we made the best of it, eventually being able to move amongst the crowd. I took random photos of mermaids in the audience and luckily even observers came out in full costume and they looked great!
Afterwards we attended the Mermaid Ball at the nearby NY Aquarium. This was also packed and it sold out after just half the line got through. So if you try to go next year I definitely suggest prepaying your tickets online. They had bands and circus sideshow performers, free rum drinks and tons of mermaid costumes and seafaring characters. If you love to people watch, it was quite the fun scene.
If you have never been to the Mermaid Parade, it is a Coney Island tradition not to be missed. So check out the photos in my slideshow for now at: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2473-NY-Love-Examiner~y2010m6d20-The-Mermaid-Love-Date and next year definitely have a look in person. It can be a great place to meet singles or to dress up and have fun with a date!
My Best in Love,
Paulette
www.mydatingschool.com
Author of ‘Dating from the Inside Out: How to Use the Law of Attraction in Matters of the Heart’ published by Atria Books.
Related Links:
http://northstargallery.com/pages/MermaidHome.htm
http://www.coneyislandusa.com/mermaid.shtml
