Let the Festivities Begin
As we walked across the big cobblestoned square we started seeing a few crazies gearing up for a night of frivolity. It was 5:00 pm and the city was deader than most places are on Christmas Day. It was very confusing. Was everybody in town suddenly about to descend on this square like New Year's? We were warned numerous times about the Mardi Gras atmosphere we'd encounter but we still hadn't seen much of anything yet.