Carnival.

A few months back, we moved into our new apartment - and it's location was one of the best things about it. After a little bit of research, we soon found out that our street faced one of the major roads which houses the annual Notting Hill Carnival.

Jase got to visit this time last year while I was travelling, so I've been looking forward to experiencing it for myself!

Our day started bright and early, when the sounds of drums awoke us at 6:30am - some of the acts getting into the spirit of the day at an ungodly hour. We closed off the bedroom door and slept in a little longer, and have spent the rest of the day so far, being smack bang in the middle of the festivities.

We are lucky enough to have a balcony that overlooks the street - the perfect place to watch the parades and floats go by. The bass of the music literally makes the walls shake, it's that loud. People are dancing and drinking in the streets, things seem quite mellow and friendly, and despite the litter that's starting to pile up everywhere, it seems like an all-round good time! I'll be hearing reggae and soca beats in my head for the next few days, that's for sure.

Apparently tomorrow is the main float parade, so I'm sure we'll be out experiencing that too - but for the meantime, here are some pictures of the festivities.