Last Saturday the Carnival started here. Which results in drunk people all around town, silly music and hilarious costumes. In that order too; because the more drunk you get the sillier the music becomes and the funnier the costumes seem.

And even if you’re not drunk or halfway there it’s still a lot of fun to watch the costumes people wear, or go to the parade. I don’t really ‘do’ carnival. I used to when I was younger but things have changed over the years, it seems to focus more on the getting drunk quickly more than about the general fun of dressing up and acting silly.

The carnival lasts for four days, leading up to Ash Wednesday when the traditional ‘Haring Happen’ (eating herring) takes place. For those of us who don’t like herring the fish is replaced with frikandel. One of the favorite snacks in The Netherlands.

Why I tell you all this? Well if I disappear for a few days, chances are I decided to join in and I’m laying drunk in a gutter somewhere until I sleep off my hangover¹….

Plugged: Jessica, Amber

¹ If you know me you realize that probably won’t happen

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