Karnival in Cologne!
Well, it's freezing cold out, but that doesn't stop the hearty partiers of Cologne from enjoying their most beloved tradition: Karnival!
A week long festival of non-stop craziness (think Mardi Gras for Northeners) and we had to go relive some of my wife's favorite memories. Lots of singing in arms, drinking of Kölsch, shouting for candy, and dressing up in crazy costumes in a festival that originally started as a way to make fun of the French who had conquered Cologne way back when. Below is a taste that culminated in the Rose Monday parade with well over a million and a half people squeezed into these tiny streets...
A week long festival of non-stop craziness (think Mardi Gras for Northeners) and we had to go relive some of my wife's favorite memories. Lots of singing in arms, drinking of Kölsch, shouting for candy, and dressing up in crazy costumes in a festival that originally started as a way to make fun of the French who had conquered Cologne way back when. Below is a taste that culminated in the Rose Monday parade with well over a million and a half people squeezed into these tiny streets...