We are still in Lake Charles Louisiana. We have been here since October enjoying the winter .We have enjoyed the fresh gulf shrimp, black eye peas, jambalaya, boudin, gumbo, and many more southern dishes. We have even tried alligator on a stick and it was very good. We have gone to some of the Mardi Gras celebrations. We went to the Royal Gala and seen some of this years costumes they are beautiful
. We have gone to see some of the parades where they throw lots of beads. Some are at night and the pictures don’t turn out.
We saw a lighted boat parade that was very beautiful on Lake Charles they even throw beads to the people on the shore.
Mardi Gras is music, parades, picnics, floats, excitement ... and one big holiday in Louisiana.
The schools are closed for three days. Everyone is wearing purple, green, and gold; and adorned with long beads caught from the beautiful floats. During Mardi Gras, all of the businesses and roads are practically shut down -- people are walking everywhere and meeting new friends. People are dressed in crazy costumes, kids are everywhere, and they love it! People bbq on the street on Fat Tuesday waiting for the parade. We saw some beautiful costumes and enjoyed all the beads that we caught some are very beautiful. We will be leaving this area around the12th next month.
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| Not all the beads we got .More the next day. |
More to come Ginny
