Carnaval in Cádiz

Excuse my tardiness in blog posting, I actually have 2 updates-one about carnaval in Cádiz, and another on Barcelona, which will be coming later this week! Things in Málaga are still great, I can't believe I have less than 2 months left!! It's going to be really hard to say goodbye to my host mom and come back home, although it will be nice to see everyone! But everytime I start getting sad about leaving, I think about how much fun I'm having, and all the plans I have coming up in these next 2 months. One of these fun times was when our whole group went to Cádiz to celebrate carnaval last month.

One of the most famous carnavales in the world, we were determined to get to Cádiz to experience it. Our long journey started at 4 pm on a friday, when we went to the university campus and got on one of 20 buses taking Uni students to Cádiz, about 4 hours away. All the other students' costumes were crazy, Spaniards go all out! In our group, we had 3 ninjas, a pirate, a bee, 3 devils, and a monk (I was a ninja).

Group shot after arriving in Cádiz

After arriving around 8:30, we set off to explore the city and get the party started. The night was a fun mix of music, dancing, parades and wandering around the massive crowds of people. Definitely one of the craziest places I've been, but it was an absolute blast. Our bus didn't leave till 7 a.m. the next morning, so we had plenty of time to soak in all carnaval had to offer, although by the time the morning arrived, we were beat and ready to go home and sleep.

6 a.m., ready to go home

All in all, carnaval in Cádiz was an experience that I will definitely never forget, and I'm so glad to have gotten the opportunity to go and experience one of the world's biggest parties!

Barcelona post coming soon!

xox