Carnival Season

One of the best things about New Orleans is that we have Carnival! I always knew that New Orleans was famous for Mardi Gras, but I didn't realize that Mardi Gras was just the end of a month-long celebration. So here we are mid-January and the rest of the country is settling into their post-holidays winter doldrums. New Orleans, on the other hand, is just getting started. 

This past weekend was the first major parade of the Mardi Gras season. It was for Krewe du Vieux, which is known for being rather...inappropriate. The parade went all through the French Quarter and was crazy fun. We watched it from the corner of Royal and Frenchman, so we got to see it go by twice as it looped around.  There were about 15 different floats and sub-krewes all with their own themes (a lot of plays on Times Picayune and the Super Bowl). There were also tons of brass bands marching. I would post pictures, but like I said, Krewe du Vieux is a little raunchy. Their theme this year was "Krewe du Vieux Comes Early" if that's any indication. 

Here is a picture of the YAV house all decked out for Mardi Gras though: