:: Italy - Carnivale ::

As mentioned yesterday, we were in Venice during the annual festival of Carnivale, the celebration just before Ash Wednesday and Lent begin. "Think of it as Venice's version of Mardi Gras - except the only rowdy drunks were the masses of American college students. Kind of like Mardi Gras. So there were literally 1000's of people there from all over the world, and instead of beads, people dressed up. Like, really dressed up. In head-to-toe masks, paint, animal or medieval costumes. So the entire city was like a huge masquerade celebration..." Here are some of those amazing costumes - "creative" would be the understatment of the century! Enjoy.