Baton Rouge

Here are a few pictures from Baton Rouge, LA. Almost a week late, has
been hard to find spare time.

Despite my leaving Louisiana two days before Fat Tuesday - who made
this stupid itinerary?!? - I still got a fine taste of Mardi Gras, in
the form of a parade. It was put on by the Posidean Krewe and although
I was small, on a cold evening and (gasp!) family friendly, still the
coolest parade I've ever been too. And not necessarily because of the
quality of floats or other entries, but because of the spirit of the
crowd. Only one row of people deep where we were on the three mile
route, but happy and enthusiastic and just straight fun. I even
managed to start to understand the fever over having beads thrown at
your head and called loudly for some near the end. All in all, an
excellent taste of an element of what Mardi Gras could be, enough to
make attending a Fat Tuesday in Louisiana a task that needs to be
completed.