NZZ: Carnival reaches highpoint in Baseleng 2005 02 14 10 00 (NZZ)

Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the city early on Monday as the annual festival-the country?s biggest-got underway. The festivities were launched in the early hours of the morning with hundreds of colourfully-costumed drummers and pipers cramming the streets and alleys.