Yesterday Jared and I decided to check out the Notting Hill Carnival. We heard that it was supposed to be one of the biggest events in the city every year. We also heard it was more fun than Mardi Gras. Online the website boasts great costumes and Calypso music with live steel pan, etc. We headed out around 12:00, and when we arrived, we greeted a mass of humanity walking towards the parade route. We heard loud Caribbean music, and figured we were heading in the right direction. As soon as we walked up to the parade route, we saw this...
A few people in t-shirts on a truck with massive speakers blasting music. They were just sitting there. A few people were in the streets dancing and way too many people had purchased whistles and horns and were blowing them non-stop. The only thing that saved the day was the food. We had some jerk chicken and roasted corn, and also had a coconut water. It was pretty
good, and we were glad we went to see what all the hype was about, but next year, if we are here, we will be skipping it. Here are a few photos that Jared took while we were there (one of the main reasons we went was for Jared to test out his new camera outside!)
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