This post is mainly going to be an imaged based one, for the sole reason that no amount of prose of mine will be able to accurately relate the spectacle of Carnaval in Strasbourg last weekend. Well, also for the reason that I managed to take over 400 photos in about 2 hours, and it’d be rather nice if just some of those could see the light of day again, rather than sitting collecting virtual dust on my hard drive.

Carnaval (/Karneval/Fasching/Fas(t)nacht… Same thing, different names in different places) is the Germanic tradition and celebration that most often occurs around the time of Rose Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday. The festival season technically starts in November and goes until Ash Wednesday, but the lack of good weather during this time as well as the sheer number of local towns that host their own parades means that in some cases, the carnival parade…