YOU SAID:
When I woke up, I was riding in a flower carriage
INTO JAPANESE
目が覚めると花車に乗っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I woke up, I was riding on a float
INTO JAPANESE
目が覚めると、私は山車に乗っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I woke up, I was on a float.
INTO JAPANESE
目が覚めると、私はフロートに乗っていました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I woke up, I was on a float.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.