So what do you do when you're in Louisiana on Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday? You go to a parade, of course! We attended our first ever Mardi Gras parade today! After thinking (very briefly!) about driving into New Orleans this morning, we decided to head over to the town of Covington to check out their festivities! We didn't really care to deal with the madness in the city. We were content to stick with a smaller town's carnival. It was a good time. These people take Mardi Gras seriously - the parades take place several days of the week starting in January! But it all comes to an end at midnight tonight - the police shut the party down. We got a good haul of "throws" and had lots of fun.
Before arriving in Louisiana earlier this month, I hadn't realized that every town surrounding New Orleans also has their own parade. This one in Covington was low key with a medium size crowd. Just our style! Marching bands and 'throws' being tossed from some very cool floats.
Then we each had a "snowball" on the way home - it looks like a snow cone, but the ice is much finer and the flavouring is more generous. They must have had at least 50 flavours. We've never seen these things before...must be a Louisiana thing! Hit the spot on a warm sunny day.
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