Holy cow this was carnival was incredible!! Mike, Andrew and I hit up the second biggest street carnival in the world (second only to Rio). So apparently this carnival started in the 70’s as a tribute and celebration of the Afro-Caribbean community in London. If I had ever been to a Mardi Gras I could say it was like that but this was pretty much the closest to it.
The shear number of people there was staggering and supposedly we went on the “light” day. The only thing we had on our mind was to get cash and have a good time. The first thing we ran into was a giant bus rigged with huge amps. When we couldn’t feel our hearts because the bass was so loud we knew we were heading in the right direction. As we turned the corner we were met by a long line of police blocking the road. Like the typical pre-mob we gathered around to see what was going on. No worries, there was no looting but the first parade was coming down the street. The costumes and booming Caribbean music just pulled you into the festivities. It was hard not to get into the spirit.
After reading an article in the paper apparently over 5 tons of chicken, 1 ton of Jamaican meat pies, 30,000 corn on the cob, and 25,000 bottles of rum were consumed in the two days!
Many more good times to be had in London. Until then.
O
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