Today, Paris celebrated Carnival with the cross-town Promenade du Boeuf Gras (parade of the fattened cow). The promenade covered three arrondissements over the course of nearly four hours - I caught it in the middle, as it passed through the Place de la Republique. Camped out in a traffic island in the middle of the Rue du Temple, I managed to snap some decent photos despite poor lighting - here's a slide show of the highlights. This year's theme was Le Carneval Cosmic: Astronauts et Extra-Terrestres... keep an eye out for green men, a cute baby disguised as a purple monster, and of course the boeuf gras (it was rather skinny, actually. Sign of the times).
Description and documentation of my travels in Paris, France as a 2008-2009 Henry Russell Shaw Fellow from Harvard College. I recount my adventures in the City of Love and Light, my exploration of French culture and cuisine, and my attempt to understand the French tradition and medical practice of phytothérapie.
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