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Parade of Bands

wpid8260-IMG_1747.jpgWhat we hadn’t bargained on when heading to Pleasanton was that the town’s main street was closed for a parade of high school bands.  Some sort of competition was obviously underway with different stops along the street with judges checking out various aspects of the bands.  If you were at one spot, you would see some of the band doing their thing while the rest of the band members were hanging back behind them.  It all made sense when you realized that this was happening at various places along the street.

wpid8258-IMG_1745.jpgWe hadn’t come for this but couldn’t resist watching some of them perform for a while before we got back to doing what we had come for.  Nice to have a town so close that has things like this happening on a regular basis.

Pleasanton

wpid8256-IMG_1743.jpgJust a quick shot of our new location.  We don’t actually live in Pleasanton but in Dublin.  They are right next to each other and you would be hard pressed to notice the dividing line if it wasn’t an interstate and BART line.  However, downtown Pleasanton is – well, how better to say it – pleasant.  We stopped in town for a look at the farmers’ market and had lunch sitting outside a café.  A nice way to spend time in October when you have lived somewhere that is a touch chilly by this time of year!