Caribbean summer in Rotterdam...Zomerkarnaval 2009!

Every last weekend of July Rotterdam turns into a Caribbean colony for....2 days! Drums, music and people dressed in exotic, colourful costumes are the most normal thing to see and hear while walking in the center:-)

What once started as Antilles-only festival, grew up in the last 25 years to a huge party event, where not only the Dutch Caribbean islands are represented but there are also participants from Capo Verde, Africa, Brazil, Surinam, Marocco and even the Netherlands.

The weather helped a lot to get the "Caribbean feeling" and people were dancing in the street together with the performers. Rotterdam was crowded, but the ambiente was amazing...