I was at home watching the crowds gathering by the Pall Mall live on the internet and thought to myself ‘let me go down there and get a couple of snaps’. I headed down to Piccadilly and made my way from the Tube Station. As I tried to go through the ICA route, I came across a number of security guards saying the Pall Mall is full and there’s not even enough room for one more person. As soon as he said that I kinda thought to myself that actually, knowing something like this taking place would of most probably had people queuing up from the day before so I decided to take some snaps with the crowds wondering around and enjoying the day.

Notting hill Carnival is right on my doorstep and from the moment i wake up I can hear the sounds of the floats warming up and the flow of people in transition from their drop off point to the scenes where its happening. Carnival is one of the worlds biggest street events and attracts people from all four corners of the globe. This carnival was dubbed as a no go due to the past situations regarding looters and rioters but looking at how both days turned out proved that no matter what is going on on the streets of the UK, people will still turn up to carnival and let their hair down and simply free up themselves to have a vibrant, energetic and peaceful weekend. I personal never saw one fight during the weekend and I was all over Notting Hill in the most popular spots. I attend carnival every year from since I was a toddler and within the last four years, I have attended with over 2 grand worth of equipment and have never felt intimidated or at risk of loosing my stuff. Readers, please do not believe the hype and if you like carnival ‘Mek sure next time you reach’ and ‘Hold up your foot and jump, Jump!