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The annual Chalmers Cortege – the rag parade of the students at Gothenburg’s Chalmers Technical University – takes place on Valborg, 30th April. Traditionally the weather is bad, but this year the sun shone and the crowds turned out. You can spot the Chalmerists – they are the ones in the white hats (if they’re not dressed up for the parade).
Above: The head of the parade as it turned into Victor Rydbergsgatan on the way to Götaplatsen. The banner reads “Hej vad det går, Nu är det vår” (More or less: “What a thing! Now it’s spring!”)
Below: This Chalmerist had the best photo vantage point – he was up in a skylift over Götaplatsen.
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Above: The parade on the Avenue looking up to Götaplatsen from Valand.
Below: With the crowds of onlookers, sometimes the best view of the parade was in the screens of mobile cameras held up by the people in front of you.
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Above & below: Another way to get a view was to sit on someone else’s shoulders. Some people did it with more grace than others.
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Finally, above here are some older, former students (in now yellowing student hats) come along to witness the parade and relive glory days.
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