Oh, yeah. Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans. And, it's coming with an attitude. Someone asked why they have so many different parades. It's because there are thousands who want to be part of this. And, because there are so many different people with different tastes. Besides, the parades on Mardi Gras day can take 4 hours or more to pass in front of you. You have to pace the fun out a little bit.I love the creativity of the float builders -- everything you could never imagine could be built into a float --- they build into one.
Take note of the beads the guy on the left is lining up. They look to be about 4 or 5 feet long. Imagine what people will do to catch a pair of them.
-- steve buser
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9 comments:
Cool! When exactly is Mardi Gras this year? I was hoping to get down there for that.
great photo! i love the colors in it...
Your photos are the most colorful of any I see on any other blog!! You live in a very colorful place!!
Hey, Steve! When does mardi gras begin? One of these days, I have to make it there for that.
BTW. . .I started grad school at Murray State in KY. I had contacted the guy at UNO 3 times, but he never answered. His loss!!
I forgot to ask you this. . . .When we were in Barcelona, one of the parades they had during Feste de la Merce was the Parade of the Gegantes (Giants). Men carried these huge, giant bodies (12-15 ft. high)on the parade route. Do they do that during MG?
Great shot! I visited a float warehouse(?) in Metarie once ona trip out that way. Really interesting floats!
When is Mardi Gras? I hope to see it in the next few years!
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Great photo! When is Mardi Gras! ;)
Pat
Guelph Daily Photo, Pat's Photo-a-Day
How fun! (wishing we were there...)
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