Anyone who can SHOULD go to MARDI GRAS this year....
BEAD HOGS UNITE....! And Yes, at Mardi Gras EVEN you will become a wild Bead Hog sooner or later. Throw me sumthin' Mister!
The best time to arrive for a short version of Mardi Gras is Sunday... On Sunday night the Big Krewe of Baachus parade is held...probably also the best...and wearing Baachus beads is highly prized in the Quarter...(even if you do look ridiculous at your first change of planes on Tuesday nite!"
Monday is always crowded with Fat Tuesday looming...on Monday night the bars are crowded all night.
And on Fat Tuesday morning everyone puts on their costumes early...and walks around all day. The parades on Tuesday start at 8AM with the popular black Krewe of Zulu...but watch out for flying coconuts! And considering the flooding in the 9th Ward, the Zulus will probably have to throw some coconuts to white folks this year...! Perhaps?
Camping out at the Cafe DuMonde is advised... And if you get exhausted try a slow walk down Royal Street to Elysian Fields justto relax away from the crowds.
But beware! Mardi Gras ends SUDDENLY at the very stroke of Midnight Tuesday Night....at 12:01 on Wednesday morning the police will clear the quarter!
Ash Wednesday is not a party day in the Big Easy...so if you're still in town on Wednesday morning expect a very very quite and subdued French Quarter...
