Carnaval!!!

Oh man. That was so fun! There were 8 of us who rented an apartment in Baranquilla, which turned out to be a really nice place. It was me, Dasha from CA/ Russia, Monica from Ohio, Greg from CA, Gavin, Mike, Alex and Roisin from Ireland.We got there on Saturday, hung out, missed the main parade which I am still bitter about, went out on Saturday night but nothing really worth mentioning.

The next day, we FINALLY got out of the house and went to watch the parade. It wasn't as crazy as I expected, but then again, the big parade was on Saturday, which we missed. We walked around the streets, drank, sprayed eachother with flour and foam and took lots of pictures. At one point, a pick pocketer got Gavin's camera and started running away. The people around us saw what happened and about 15 people started running after this guy. The cops saw and started running too. They caught him and everyone started cheering and making sure we got our camera back and offered everything they could to help. The people in Colombia are SO nice. It was a little odd sometimes though, people would stop us on the street and ask to take pictures with us. Not that many tourists come to Baranquilla Carnaval apparently.

All three days were just going to the parade during the day and then going out at night, so there really isnt much detail to go in to, so here are some pictures.

Gavin, Monica and Dasha

Parade

More parade

More parade

Third night out at the big outdoor concert

Mike, Dasha, Monica, Gavin, Greg, Roisin, Alex and Me

Me and Dasha making friends with the locals

The final day was the death of Joselito, meaning Carnaval was over. It was HILARIOUS. Everyone dressed in black and was crying through the street. It was probably my favorite parade

Some cute mourners

More funeral

cool dresses

Me and a local violently attacked

Gavin fell victim to the cutest kid ever

Overall, it was an amazingly fun time. We had a good group, everyone just wanted to have fun, next time its Brazil!!