Mardi Gras!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIegXZEm6EcKARlrf6yAfuFu0lJgZ6KPCDF7Lnmx1rNlf5lJGgk1cYyqtXnb4KUF03PjQYiEWnGJ8dZxm9F-28Kcywj_CQC28DAcudoyq9lpI80uY658ttUda80jYy8QXIFVGcggCutLk/s1600/2012+jan+15++2nd_0385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIegXZEm6EcKARlrf6yAfuFu0lJgZ6KPCDF7Lnmx1rNlf5lJGgk1cYyqtXnb4KUF03PjQYiEWnGJ8dZxm9F-28Kcywj_CQC28DAcudoyq9lpI80uY658ttUda80jYy8QXIFVGcggCutLk/s640/2012+jan+15++2nd_0385.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Carnivale.... </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is last day to eat galette des rois, the last day of festivities before Ash Wednesday and Lent. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For us, far beyond Paris, we will be enjoying the last days of merriment, parades, and parties with hats. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24lUwUnCj0MtSnhgAFRR_BO2CAgxOIT-RXSabkB4MUYIYjgwyO462XT5YlsUIdjIecQAXNWdiJET44OH1O_pSHF_ga1nelzYetQpgxGHBE0rF73KgJ_CdoQFZhfXnuy01tlDEl1njKU8/s1600/Mardi+Gras+1_0198DSC_3185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24lUwUnCj0MtSnhgAFRR_BO2CAgxOIT-RXSabkB4MUYIYjgwyO462XT5YlsUIdjIecQAXNWdiJET44OH1O_pSHF_ga1nelzYetQpgxGHBE0rF73KgJ_CdoQFZhfXnuy01tlDEl1njKU8/s320/Mardi+Gras+1_0198DSC_3185.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Mardi Gras!

Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Carnivale.... It is last day to eat galette des rois, the last day of festivities before Ash Wednesday and...

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Beyond -- Mardi Gras!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYudDD-rl3t2fsjpL9q9VIc8ju2jGXIxniJiyh5HprdxSJwIp00QE7RaezriVlCIjGqmG2GuZaVxVVzW6ohVnZA4QnQMljGEjEZHXCXK4Nl2sqPX79bnU18QJZ55pys7PcVdzv2-zZEQ/s1600/2010+mardi+gras+beyond+DSC_0383.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581415655234715986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYudDD-rl3t2fsjpL9q9VIc8ju2jGXIxniJiyh5HprdxSJwIp00QE7RaezriVlCIjGqmG2GuZaVxVVzW6ohVnZA4QnQMljGEjEZHXCXK4Nl2sqPX79bnU18QJZ55pys7PcVdzv2-zZEQ/s640/2010+mardi+gras+beyond+DSC_0383.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On rare occasion I take you "beyond" but today is the last day of Carnival, celebrated here as <a href="http://www.mobilechamber.com/mardigras.asp"><strong>Mardi Gras</strong></a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After three weeks of frivolity and merriment, the final parades will roll tonight as tomorrow marks the beginning of Lent. As the King and Queen of Mardi Gras rule over their loyal subjects, the youngest of party-goers is dressed in her finest coat and hat. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The little Page to the King seems a bit forlorn awaiting the start of the parade when he will throw beads and toys to the crowd... Perhaps he is thinking of the beautiful girl in red!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.cityofmobile.org/mardigras.php"><strong>Mardi Gras in Mobile</strong></a>*</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Mobile, Alabama</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">* (with several links including a live web cam of the parades)</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtdEcr5eEcOSu5d-lRB-dxWgorQAkMKlY0STvcrlXlTWP0qCdXbocInufNo22aZd9P9Uief6-Y09l2_HEm4vmzvNHS5Djo-b8csXd9PAvz1bKVQR49xEJ_Eh5EDmgHgIxwRlVnJ2lAPo/s1600/2010+mardi+gras+beyond+DSC_0558.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581415010194665602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtdEcr5eEcOSu5d-lRB-dxWgorQAkMKlY0STvcrlXlTWP0qCdXbocInufNo22aZd9P9Uief6-Y09l2_HEm4vmzvNHS5Djo-b8csXd9PAvz1bKVQR49xEJ_Eh5EDmgHgIxwRlVnJ2lAPo/s400/2010+mardi+gras+beyond+DSC_0558.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 274px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt4bC9qlsVkxNzxEZUMlZ8Aov1lLGCnpSvdQcfg2EzlNCKEEW1URrdbPxOKHNmRKxQRoInKVIgsxF_xDnJAZJucOjm8GFBqhgcXyyffidB14hWBHzrcrdX-6o9Oz3L36JB6jeElneqDI/s1600/2010+mardi+gras+beyond+DSC_0917.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581414660751639282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt4bC9qlsVkxNzxEZUMlZ8Aov1lLGCnpSvdQcfg2EzlNCKEEW1URrdbPxOKHNmRKxQRoInKVIgsxF_xDnJAZJucOjm8GFBqhgcXyyffidB14hWBHzrcrdX-6o9Oz3L36JB6jeElneqDI/s400/2010+mardi+gras+beyond+DSC_0917.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Tomorrow we will be back in Paris.</span></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </p><div align="center"><br /><br /></div></span><div align="center"></div>

Beyond -- Mardi Gras!

On rare occasion I take you "beyond" but today is the last day of Carnival, celebrated here as Mardi Gras . After three weeks of...

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