Now this is really Carnevale

William saw a poster for Carnevale in Viareggio. So after we had lunch in Pisa we caught the train to Viareggio. This was fantastic. Huge floats with lots of action and lots of humorous jibes at politics. The crowd was so huge we got a bit of the experience of the true meaning of the expression crushed in a crowd. The fireworks at the end were long, about 25 minutes, and wonderfully choreographed to music. We were back in Lucca by a bit after 9. Still time for a late snack.


Look very closely at the figure above William.


The revelers

We took a lot of the pictures early, while the floats were still parked. We thought they were wonderful then, but to see them lit up and full of movement was amazing. The parade itself did not start until about 5 and came to a standstill in the crush of the crowd at about 7, then, while crushed in the crowd, what seemed like interminable announcements of the float winners prior to the fireworks that signaled the end of Carnevale for another year.