Caribbean Carnivals 2010
This year, in the midst of a recession, I did not budget for any travel. I fully expected to be in the DC-Maryland-Virginia metro area for the entire year. However, a Memorial Day trip home to visit my family in Orlando started a domino effect that I am hard pressed to stop. I forgot, entirely, that Caribbean carnival in Orlando was on Memorial Day weekend, and I found myself, my mom, my 4 year old nephew and my 9 month old neice jumping and dancing and waving! It was so much fun. My neice was dancing in the streets and marveling at the colorful costumes, while my nephew was begging to jump on the trucks and floats. After that experience, I couldnt wait to go to my first ever DC carnival the following month. The experience was a tad bit different. I went with friends, and it was just about 100 degrees and humid with not even a hint of a breeze. One friend ended up passing out and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. Most of the trucks were African, which was very n...