Around 3pm Mardi Gras Day in the French Quarter on a beautiful day. No place else in the world I would want to be. A photograph at every turn, some a bit too naughty for posting here. It is amazing just how people act when they are away from home and behind a mask. Obviously, the warmer the day, the more skin gets shown.

If you have never been here for Mardi Gras and you decide to try it, please put a costume together. Even a simple costume will make you feel more a part of the event and less of an observer. You can't really pick a bad spot to view costumes but close to Jackson Square down to Royal Street then on to Bourbon from there is pretty much the center of the action. Move on to the Bywater for another whole party that draws larger crowds every year.

You may not want to take your young children to these locations, but people do it. Depends on your sensibilities I guess.