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NICE - THE CARNIVAL, AND NEARBY GEMS

August 2007. This is the fourth article in my series on the Cote d'Azur.

Snapshot of Nice

Nice, the administrative capital of the Riviera, is France's fifth largest city and its busiest passenger port, blessed with a healthy climate and a five kilometer-long beach. It was founded by Julius Caesar and fought over for centuries; then from the 1200s to the mid-1800s it was part of the Savoy-Sardinia kingdom, after which it joined France. With such a varied legacy it abounds in Roman, Italianate, classical and baroque palaces ... (more)

'political clowns'
Could this be a good indication of what the French think of their...

'Jurassic Park'

'Music comes to the New World'

'New Orleans jazz band'
.. a tribute to America's greatest Mardi Gras celebration. The...

'the big talker'
Could this be another political statement?

a 'Dragon Queen' perhaps?

circus float

another angle

'the railway'

'Cleopatra and her slaves'

'a family of snails'

'jovial Buddha'

It seems to me ...
... that this was a 'gay' float.

'King Kong'
By all means, note the area that I've circled in red. That's a...

King of the Carnival

a young spectator
She sat a few seats over from us, and had a great time spraying...

Saint-Paul-de-Vence ...
... from the nearby road, where we were able to find a parking spot within...

view from the sidewalk cafe ...
... just outside the walls of the village.

sidewalk cafe ...
... from the entrance gate.

la Porte royale ...
... or Porte du Nord, giving pedestrians access to "rue Grande", the...

Roman fountain ...
... nearly 2,000 years old, and still functioning. This is one of...

Roman fountain ...
... from a different angle, this time as a digital "watercolour"

mediaeval church
The Collegial Church of the Conversion of St Paul has a Romanesque...

the external cemetery
It is reached by exiting through the south gate. As you can see, burial above...

A weary visitor ...
... relaxes after attempting to visit all the dozens of boutiques and...

article published 08/04/2007

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