The Carnival in Souda

Here are pics from the "small" local carnival in Souda. You'll see why "small" is in quotes in the photos below.

What the ... ? Blackface and bones in the hair? We're definitely not in Kansas, Toto....

Greeks are not happy with Merkel...

Or the bald white dude in the stewpot. I don't know who he's supposed to represent...

Nope, definitely not fond of Merkel.

The Vampire Squad. I don't know whether this is political or just people having fun.

What's a parade without pirates?

Financial crisis? What financial crisis?

I'm really not sure what the message of this float is...

Just a small local carnival...

Here's Merkel and that bald dude again...

Time for some food! Yummy souvlaki!

Spotted a drone getting the whole thing on camera...

Vampire squad again, this time closer to downtown. The woman holding the sign--which is Greek for "withdrawal" as in from drugs--is my friend Soula, whose picture you may have seen with me on Facebook.

One of the MC's holding what must be the list of floats...

The other MC

It just happened to be his birthday. Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" in English...

The aftermath

Walking home...the sun is setting fast!

Is this super market riffing on the Louvre?

An interesting somewhat abandoned house I passed on the way back home.

The sun is completely down now, and I have some serious walking to do...

Getting closer!

One of the first phrases I learned from my Greek CDs was: "Η Βενζίνη είναι ακριβή" -- The gas is expensive.

That's all for now!