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2013 Menton Lemon Festival Parade

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


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.  Entrance to the citrus sculpture garden


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


Carnaval : L’Europe et l’Océanie

Le couple franco-allemand Nice, son rayonnement dans le monde


Carnaval: Asia, Russia, and the Middle East

 La grande muraille Riding the Asian dragon – and tiger


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   Big heads


Nice Carnaval 2013

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


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.


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