It was so exciting to be in Nice, when so many interesting events were to be held. This picture seems to be an impossibly illegible billboard. Darn! I was too far away!
This snap shows a promotional poster of the carnival. Notice the french spelling of the word, carnaval. The theme this year is gastronomic delights. Well whatd'yaknow, the carnival has a FOOD theme! How ........ .......... ....... FRENCH!
This snap of the town centre where the carnival is held, shows an immense, colourful banner that depicts aspects of the carnival's theme. There were enormous screens that showed closeups of people in the crowd, closeups of people on the floats and really enabled everyone to get a good view. I guess it's a bit like the screens at a sports match.
The solitary soul standing in the town square contrasts with the mayhem and noise when the carnival was in full swing. The tiered seating structures cost $50 for a seat!
One afternoon, after a full day at school, I saw the tail end of a parade. The floats were slowly making their way to their storage area. I was able to take some snaps close up.
These people were coated in flour and water. I wonder what they had been up to?
This gingerbread was somewhat deflated. He obviously used air to be erect.
These characters meant nothing to me. I'm sure they must have something to do with a film or TV programme for kids.
This large character was slumped over as well. Looks like he needs to be erect.
The carnival played havoc with the traffic.
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