Carnaval Sights AND Sounds

On Saturday afternoon, I took my camera around the city in an attempt to document the beginning of Carnaval. As I mentioned before, all the little kids were in costume...

..as were a lot of the adults.

There were street vendors everywhere.

I tried these things called buñuelos. They're basically little donuts they fry right in front of you. You can choose from a number of different toppings like chocolate, white chocolate, dulce de leche and strawberry. I paid 3,50€ for about six tiny buñuelos covered in a strawberry sauce. It was worth it, but just barely.

Some people stood on street corners, selling costume parts like masks...

...and hats and wigs.

I ran across this artist on Calle Ancha. She was in the middle of sewing an intricate tapestry. It was an interesting process to behold.

The sign says: No se vende. Mi trabajo es para todos. Gracias. (Not for sale. My work is for everyone. Thank you.)

Oh, and guess what? Somewhere between pouting about my broken Flip and eating those emotions in the form of overpriced bite-sized donuts, I realized that my regular ol' camera ALSO has a video feature. So here some of the sights and sounds of Carnaval de Cádiz 2011: