2013 Menton Lemon Festival Parade

Yesterday, I shared some pictures of the citrus gardens, today, I have some pictures of the parade.

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Lemon festival Menton lemon festival


 


Fête du Citron 2013

The beautiful Mediterranean town of Menton celebrates its citrusy history with an annual lemon (and orange) festival. To celebrate its 80th anniversary, 2013′s theme was Le Tour du Monde en 80 jours / Around the World in 80 Days.

Fête du citron 2013
 Entrance to the citrus sculpture garden

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Nice Carnaval – Beyond the 5 continents

Antarctica was represented by melting glace – this word play gets lost in English; in French, it means both “ice” and “ice cream.”

La fonte des glaces
 La fonte des glaces

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Carnaval : L’Europe et l’Océanie

L'Europe : le couple franco-allemand Nice, son rayonnement dans le monde
Le couple franco-allemand Nice, son rayonnement dans le monde

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Carnaval: Asia, Russia, and the Middle East

La grande muraille Riding the Asian dragon - and tiger
 La grande muraille Riding the Asian dragon – and tiger

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2013 Nice Carnaval – Afrique et Amérique

« 2013′s king and queen

 
Africa and America each had two floats.

Le premier Carnaval fut africain     Taxi brousse
 Le premier Carnaval fut africain      Taxi brousse
 
Big heads
Big heads

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Nice Carnaval 2013

The theme of Nice Carnaval 2013 is Le Roi des 5 continents.* Click for larger images.

Roi des 5 continents     Reine des 5 continents
 le Roi des 5 continents      la Reine des 5 continents
 
Carnavalon
Carnavalon

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French and Spanish Thanksgiving Vocabulary

Thanksgiving, as celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, is a uniquely American holiday, but you still might want to talk about it in French or Spanish. Here’s some vocabulary related to American Thanksgiving:

French Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Spanish Thanksgiving Vocabulary


 


Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Less than a week to go! American Thanksgiving dinner, with its traditional turkey as the main course, can be difficult for vegetarians. Here are some ideas to mix and match for your vegetarian Thanksgiving.


 


Metéora, Greece

We flew from Crete to Athens, picked up another rental car, and headed northwest to Kastraki. My husband had found a great deal on a hotel there, but because we had so many places to visit, we only stayed for one night, which was a shame for a couple of reasons. Keep reading »


 


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