Another year, another carnival

Having been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Carnaval in Mexico a few years ago and in Rio last year, we decided to take a look at how they celebrate here in Spain. Our expectations weren't great as a few local people had told us that it had declined over the years and not many participants made an effort to dress up to be in the parade. We were pleasantly surprised as there were about 40 floats with troops of dancers all in costume following their floats with rehearsed and choreographed routines. It was very much like Rio but on a much smaller and modest scale and budget but still impressive for the small town of Calafell. It was a chilly evening and I'm sure some of the dancers must have been freezing, apart from the Vikings wearing furs :-) The carnaval in Sitges is supposed to be quite spectacular and the one to see, but at least we could walk the 8 kilometres back home from Calafell at 5am. Maybe next year...

Here are a few photos from last night.