It took me until today to figure out the Scottish connection. Nova Scotia = New Scotland! Doh! There was lots of pipe and drum music, Scottish dancing, musket/rifle/cannon fire. Any excuse for a bang basically. All good stuff!
Britain (RAF Small arms display), France (see below), Germany (The Flying Grandad's), Switzerland (Central Army Band) and the US (Marine Corp Band) were all represented.
The RAF got the biggest cheer for their small arms display and marching about without stabbing each other with their bayonets!
That is until the Parisian Police Gymnasts came on. Yes you heard it right! In the midst of a European financial meltdown a team of elite gymnasts from the Parisian Police a. Exists and b. Is sent to Canada for a Tattoo. Some standard tumbling was followed by two blokes in police uniform on a trapeze 40 odd foot off the floor with no safety net. They were balanced each end of a seesaw. One acted as counterbalance as the other did head stands and the like at the other end. They stole the show. It was great!
The finale was the massed bands of all participants and a huge choir. I don't mind admitting that I was filling up and sung "God Save The Queen". Cracking stuff :-)
A couple of blurry pics of the finale below....
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