Notting Hill Carnival is a yearly event, known as Europe's largest street festival. In fact, it's the world's second largest after Rio's Carnival in Brazil.
A predominantly Caribbean themed event, Notting Hill Carnival is home to many wonderful scents and flavours such as jerk chicken, fried plantains, cocktails in fruit shells and curry goat.
In addition to the colourful food, it also attracts a number of colourful characters, such as Elvis here who seems to appear at just about every London event like this we've been to.
The carnival is also known for its famous parade which is family oriented on Sunday and not so much on Monday (the bank holiday). The music is loud, and the beat strong, and people know how to move their bodies. Costumes are colourful, wild and on Monday, relatively scant. We were there on Sunday so only got to see some of the parade and mainly the part directed more for children.
Though we couldn't stay long, we enjoyed the summer sun - an unusual site on an English bank holiday - and enjoyed a taste of the Caribbean with some jerk chicken.
A predominantly Caribbean themed event, Notting Hill Carnival is home to many wonderful scents and flavours such as jerk chicken, fried plantains, cocktails in fruit shells and curry goat. 
In addition to the colourful food, it also attracts a number of colourful characters, such as Elvis here who seems to appear at just about every London event like this we've been to.
The carnival is also known for its famous parade which is family oriented on Sunday and not so much on Monday (the bank holiday). The music is loud, and the beat strong, and people know how to move their bodies. Costumes are colourful, wild and on Monday, relatively scant. We were there on Sunday so only got to see some of the parade and mainly the part directed more for children.
Though we couldn't stay long, we enjoyed the summer sun - an unusual site on an English bank holiday - and enjoyed a taste of the Caribbean with some jerk chicken.
2 comments:
"Curry goat" sorta made my stomach go flip-flop, but otherwise, this looks like quite a festive event! Maybe next year you can go back for the "adult" parade...
Great pix of Cora!!
Had never heard of this festival, much less that it ranks up there with the Rio one!! Always learning
something new!
As always, enjoyed the photos.
I'm with Sharon about the curry goat, and I'm not pregnant!
No, you can't go on Mon--you are too young!!
Love,
Mom
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