The theme of Nice Carnaval 2013 is Le Roi des 5 continents.* Click for larger images.
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France
Menton Lemon Festival 2012
Celebrate lemons – and oranges! – with Menton’s wonderful Fête du Citron. This year’s theme was regions of France.
2 February is Crêpe Day
Forget standing out in the cold waiting to see if a groundhog is afraid of his shadow – let’s celebrate Crêpe Day instead. The French traditionally flip crêpes while wishing for prosperity while Americans celebrate Groundhog Day – which one sounds more fun to you?
Happy Bastille Day!
14 July is the French national holiday. Learn about the history behind the celebration of Bastille Day and make some French food to celebrate! 🙂
Niederbronn-les-Bains
Although it has taken me months to write about our trip around the Hexagon up to this point, we’d actually been traveling for a week and a half: one night in Seyne-les-Alpes, three in Risoul, two in Annecy, one each in Amphion-les-Bains and Besançon, and three in Colmar. That summary, however, doesn’t include the 20 or so towns we visited near and between those places, so you can imagine that we were pretty tired. Continue reading
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
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| From a distance © LKL |
Originally named Staufenberg, this fortified castle was built by the Hohenstaufen, a German noble family, in the 12th century. The name changed to Königsburg (king’s castle) and eventually, in reference to its altitude of around 3,000 feet, Hohkönigsburg (king’s high castle), which was adapted in French to Haut-Kœnigsbourg.