iPhonography: 10 Mardi Gras Moments You Missed

Mardi Gras views from an iPhone.

Hey, there’s always next year. If you didn’t make it down to the Big Easy, here are a few highlights of Mardi Gras in the one and only New Orleans, Louisiana.

1. Eating King Cake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

2. Scoring a shoe from the Muses Parade, a purse at Nyx, and a coconut at Zulu.

3. Hanging out by the Bayou for a mid-morning nap.

4. Finding the best Po’ Boys, Muffulettas, and Bánh mìs around. #challengeaccepted

5. Getting hit in the face by jumbo-sized beads and screaming “thank you” anyways.

6. Downing oysters during Happy Hour for 50 cents a pop.

7. Drinking outside. All the time. Because you can.

8. Using “Because…Mardi Gras” as an excuse for everything.

9. Exploring buzzing neighborhoods in Uptown and Mid-City on parade days.

10. Staying up to see Galactic perform their sunrise set at 6 AM on Mardi Gras morning.

Lena Kazer

Lena is a Chicago native, her travel style consists of red cowboy boots that make her feel like she can take over the world. She adores Peru and can't travel without her journal to draw or write in.