But then, all eyes started staring
toward the street, for the highlight of the day's activities. The great
grape parade was about to begin!
Led by the Grand Marshal of the day
(maybe the mayor, maybe just a guy) and the King of Smederevo
(a town with which Vrsac has apparently a long historical association),
the fun began.
I never figured out what this guy's job
was, but it really doesn't look half bad. He led out the "Misses" from
all the little towns in the region.
Who were followed by the grape girls
and then the bread, cheese, and giant
harp (?) girls.
But wait, it gets better. The two
'fairest brides' in town followed them
as did showgirls, kids in trains, all
sorts of assorted characters, and a hunchback doing his best to gross out
the crowd
The end of the parade was a crazy
assortment of figrures dressed up as crazy inhabitants of a nightmare world,
all dancing and jumping to the frenzied sounds of drums and cymbals.
We figured that the best way to recover
from all the sensory overload was to head to a local vinyard and have some
more wine. It was the perfect way to top off an incredible
day!
