This carnival had a story to go with it, but I only saw the parade.
I wasn't the only one interested in pictures.
This is the kind of dress I was expecting...
This is what I saw.
And I was extremely puzzled by the Arabian nights, but it gets better...
The sombrero fro...
These are the new ten gallon hats.
This is the best I could do to catch a picture of someone shooting off their gun. There were lots of people but even more gun powder. They actually gave us ear plugs when we paid for the trip. It sounded like the forth of July, but with guns instead of fireworks.
Play that funky music white boy...
I could totally get a hat like this and sell advertisement space!
Yes, that is a sucker flying towards the camera...
No, the person with the raised hand didn't catch it.
Don't forget all the people on horses!
With this many people the seating differed from paid...
To the premium "we get to be here cause we own the building"...
The free section isn't so bad when upgraded to "on my dad's shoulders"...
The statue's shoulders seem to work also.
Then again, sitting on a statue leaves you exposed to the sun and it is better to be under two umbrellas in the free section.
If you got hungry while watching you can always buy a piece of bread.
Or better yet, cotton candy.Bored? Get a whistle.
Or go on one of the rides.
It's a school! It's castle! No, it's an exconvent!
It had very detailed carvings up close.
It had murals painted in black and white to look like silver.
Another entrance.
Though I poke fun at the sights, it was extremely fun to watch and experience. It was a mixture of Spain and Indigenous traditions and said a lot about the participants.