Antarctica was represented by melting glace – this word play gets lost in English; in French, it means both “ice” and “ice cream.”
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| La fonte des glaces |
Travel
Carnaval : L’Europe et l’Océanie
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| Le couple franco-allemand | Nice, son rayonnement dans le monde |
Carnaval: Asia, Russia, and the Middle East
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| La grande muraille | Riding the Asian dragon – and tiger |
2013 Nice Carnaval – Afrique et Amérique
Africa and America each had two floats.
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| Le premier Carnaval fut africain | Taxi brousse | |
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Nice Carnaval 2013
The theme of Nice Carnaval 2013 is Le Roi des 5 continents.* Click for larger images.
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| le Roi des 5 continents | la Reine des 5 continents | |
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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. Continue reading