Half a million people watched the 2008 Gay Canal Parade in Amsterdam (Saturday, August, 4th). Over the past years the parade developed from a pure extravaganza show into a mixture of 'decent nudity' and political messages. That gives a funny combination of Amsterdam's mayor on one boat and a leather scene on the next one. It's also fashionable to have your company boat in the parade: Shell, TNT, ING and more. Would result in a boring series if I included all those pictures. Enjoy my selection!