Indiana Jones!

You guys are probably not as exited as I am and Richardson undoubtedly is going to hate it, but here is the first teaser trailer for the new Indiana Jones (click here).

Enjoy,

Raúl

Karneval part deux! The Rosenmontag

Not many pictures from Monday's street celebrations of Karneval, mainly because I couldn't be bothered to carry my camera through the narrow and filled streets of Oldtown in Bonn, and also because the pics would be crap anyway due to the freezing cold weather and rain, but well here it goes...

Me and Elis, one of the PhD students here dressed improv as mad scientists. I know, I know I am fat..

The streets of oldtown (Altstadt) were considerably more packed than Endenich on Sunday, and this was taken after the parade finished.

The party afterwads at one of the bars. I got groped several times, and one time by a guy!!! Kinky Germans!

Karneval! (Sunday)

Hello there! Couldn't help but notice that the number of posts in this blog tends to come in short burst of activity. Given that Karneval/Carnaval/Mardi Gras just happened around these parts, please take notice of the inequivocal evidence that all Germans are insane!!

Kiri came over to Bonn and our Karneval fueled day started like this (snow flakes the size of your head)

We went to a Karneval parade in Endenich (don't ask) and we saw plenty of old people dressed as clowns.

more clowns...

The origin of Karneval in these parts is a bit different from the rest of the world. See the geeks in uniform? These particular garments are a testimony of the Prussian ocupation of the 18th Century. This ocupation reputedly stopped the French from expanding their borders to this side of the Rhein. So they celebrate this with Karneval... weird!

A view of the main street

The KGB was present and they made sure they controlled all public display of lovin'!

The Karneval parade thing was these guys idea. At the right of Kiri are Marie (lady Beattle) and Christian the Pirate, my friendly neighbours.

A fuller view of the street.

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The KGB looking attentively at the guys in the truck offering candy to the people in the street
Mexicans in Bonn?!

Kiri thinking that she has a sudden urge of voting in George W. even if he is not running for president. (it's the hat people)

And the day ends with no traces of snow and with a blazing sun. I guess it is a karneval thing.