The first care package sent to us from the United States was from my sister: a box full of doubloons, beads, masks and plastic cups along with a CD filled with the tunes of Mardi Gras……….the box took over 2 months to reach us, probably due to baffling the agents in customs……….and by that time Mardi Gras was long past………..bit the spirit remained.
The Mardi Gras "Care Package"
The Mardi Gras "Care Package"
It has been said that people from New Orleans can move away, but you can never take New Orleans out of them…………….I am here to tell you that the spirit of New Orleans is alive and well even in New Delhi India.
A few Saturday nights ago, Linda and I were invited to the annual Mardi Gras party thrown by some friends, Janet and Jack……………..Janet, is a New Orleanian through and through………….even after living in all parts of the world, and in New Delhi for the past 15+ years, she is testament that you simply cannot remove New Orleans from a native. She hasn’t even lost her accent!
h The "Love Guru" and his gals! |
Happy Mardi Gras! |
Linda and I before leaving for the party! |
Jack as a Talosian and "Wille Nelson" |
Janet handing out Mardi Gras Beads |
Tent Walla magic in New Delhi |
Party goers and Janet and Jack in the background! |
Our friends Don and Mari |
Marc and his wife arriving at the party! |
Me and Marc |
Our friend Christy dressed as a "baby sitter" |
Our friends Shelly (dressed as "blackmail") and Margaret (dressed as a "spice rack") |
Husband and wife! Believe it or not! |
Two Diva's! |
3 comments:
New Orleaner here studying abroad at University of Hyderabad for the next 4 months. Looking for plans for this upcoming Mardi Gras. So happy to see that there are some NOLA ex pats still celebrating Fat Tuesday in this part of the world! I was wondering if yall knew of any major Carnival plans for this year or if it is celebrated in any of the cities here?
Charles, welcome to India! I am not sure of the plans this year as the friend of ours who always organized the event has since moved. However, I will certainly let you know if I hear of a party! Any plans to make a trip to Delhi while you are here? Please let me know. Send me a contact email and I will exchange my phone number with you.
I definitely would like to venture up there though I haven't made any plans yet. Classes just started at the Hyderabad Univ. but I'm going to travel during the breaks. My email is CLBourg@gmail.com and you can find me on facebook with my name.
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