Nivelles' station where the Carnival floats gathered and started their parade. I just arrived in time at 2 pm to take some pictures.
very colorful !
the witches (males and females) attack the spectators with their broom, and twice I was their victime and lost my cap !
Some Arabs tried to fix their "Palm tree"
Pirates
Maybe this was a Carnival princess
people in costumes
Carnival kids
and the famous "Gilles" with their enormous ostrich feather hats coming from the most famous carnival city Binche. (see my post of last year)
Their baskets are filled with oranges
which they throw in the crowd and people try to catch them. After I got nearly one on my glasses and another one hit me at my shoulder, I called my friend Chantal who lives in Nivelles and asked her to get me out of there, which she did and I spent the rest of the afternoon with her outside of all this hurly burly while her sons and friends and girlfriends just left to celebrate the Carnival until early morning.
and the sidewalks show that the Carnival procession had passed by ! It's not snow, but confettis.
Grea post, and glad you're OK. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes! I'm glad you're okay! But it does look like a fun day -- other than getting smacked!! Your captures are terrific, everything so colorful and you can almost feel the excitement! Hope you have a great week, Gattina!
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What a fun parade! I love all the colors and the floats. The children in costumes are cute. Great captures. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteSo much of fun! Very colorful, lovely and lively captures.
ReplyDeletewhat a festive day that was. ^0^
ReplyDeletei love how everything seems colorful and vibrant. ^0^
I haven't made it to our Carnival for years and years. I keep saying I need to go and take pictures but can't be bothered to deal with the crowd.
ReplyDeleteColorful and fun celebration! Thanks for sharing. I am envious that you can hop on a train to get there. Oh how I wish we had better public transportation here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great carnival and such wonderful pictures! Glad you were not hurt in the orange throwing incident... but wow - really cool
ReplyDeleteHi Gattina! Sorry for the absence, but time has been at a premium here... ;)
ReplyDeleteRio has no comparison; and though I like Cologne, doesn't match Venice... ;)
Blogtrotter Two has reached April 2011; no trips, and posting delay is shortening... ;). Enjoy and have a great weekend!!!
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ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun carnival indeed, even though the throwing of oranges seem to be a little bit too much. We have way too few carnivals in this country...
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