Mobile made our list of places to visit in Alabama before moving. Of course, we wanted to go during Mardi Gras. Mobile claims to be the birthplace of Mardi Gras. We aren't really sure how true that is, but the city surely takes pride in the idea. Mobile also boasts a family-friendly Mardi Gras, which made it a better pick than New Orleans.
The kids caught on very quickly that the goal was to get as many beads as possible. They took advantage of their sizes and crawled around to gather beads from the ground and then learned to wave at the people on the floats who couldn't resist throwing things to kids. These are just the beads from the first parade. We went to two more!
The Carnival Museum had floats set up that people could climb on. It also had a stunning display of gowns and robes worn by past members of the royal courts from the organizations that sponsor balls and floats.
King Joseph
King Holden
Queen Lena
Mobile is also home to the USS Alabama and submarine USS Drum. Lena welcomed us aboard.
Our crew each claimed a bunk.
We can't pass up pictures with tanks or cannons.
