Fruit Salad and Mixed Veg

Karneval is some sort of 'festival'(?)/party(?) where people dress up in costumes and drink a lot. One explanation is that the season of 'Lent' will arrive soon and during this time, you should give partying and hard core drinking up. So, just drink lots and party lots before Lent.

It's a COSTUME PARTY
My favourite type of party!

Everyone is pretty friendly during Karneval. Well, they are drunk... I was talking to two women in Koeln and they said 'Oh we are going to Duesseldorf as well, and we have a group ticket, so you can trvael with us for free'. That was cool On the train I spoke to one guy dressed as a Scottish person. He said he was going to be a kangaroo on the weekend. 'Does your suit have a pouch?' 'Yes' 'You bought the girls costume!!'

I arrived in Duesseldorf and there were lots of people in costume there too. However, no one was wearing the 'Aussie' costume of 'Watermelon on head'. BUT, every second person was a KANGAROO!



Here are some photos:





"Mummy....these alcoholics are scaring me..."




Best costume! Why? At costume partys, you're supposed to look kind of dodgy


This guy was hilarious!


A quiet and peaceful sleep in the hotel (well, I think it is a hotel)


Karneval people are dangerous people...put wood everywhere!!


You can even see Karneval people from your kitchen window


Some people were actually sitting on the ground...comfortable...



It was fun walking around the streets, seeing everyone in their costume. EXCEPT, for the fat girls (who for some reason can't see that they are fat), dressing up as Little Red Riding Hood, or a Bunny, because it somehow 'looks good' to them....Why do they even make these costumes in sizes so big!? I'll never understand.

Kids, don't let the photos fool you. Alcohol is NOT cool. Here is a fairy tale for you:

Once upon a time, there was a sweet girl who needed some money. She found a job in a bar and worked forever and forever. Every Saturday night, people would: yell at her, be rude to her, be mean to her, yell at her in the street, fight with her, follow her down the street, throw ice at her, push her, make her want to cry....And sometimes, they would even spit in her eye! And, she thinks that her drink once got spiked...why else would she feel dizzy and have the feeling that ants were crawling all over her skin, and have to go home?! Now this sweet girl is scarred for life and may require counselling.

More photos will shortly be in a photo album. I have never taken so many photos before!! My favourite German took 500 or something! And they are not dodgy like my photos