The Carnival parade started just on time - Kittian time, that is. Scheduled to start at 2 p.m., it got underway at 3:45. The noise, the costumes, the number of participants and viewers was really quite wonderful. I had friends over and the landlord let us up on the rooftop to watch. Perfect, as the parade came right down my street. It was very slow moving as each 'troupe' stopped and performed along the way. The entire parade took about 2 1/2 hours to move past my building and then they looped all the way out and back into the Circus where the music? continued until 3 a.m. Today is 'Last Lap', a much shorter parade, just a loud and now blaring so loud from the Circus that this desk is vibrating from the bass speakers! Tonight is the last celebration and we all go back to work or school or whatever on Monday. It was an interesting 3 weeks of 'vacation' but will be happy to return to the peace and quiet - and hopefully Mr. Challenger will discontinue blaring Christmas music from his speakers around the corner!
Happy New Year Everyone! Take care of each other.
ReAnn
Pictures: The little girl is my upstairs neighbor's daughter, Ricki, in her Masquerade costume. She has been dancing in the Carnival parade for 5 years! She just had to come and show me her costume and for me to take her picture!
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