Nice Carnival …
Flower parade
The sun is shinning bright, blue sky and a perfect getaway from cold wintry Paris to enjoy the annual Nice carnival. A fun festival in one of France most delightful place along the Riviera. I stayed in a lovely historic hotel overlooking the gardens of the Massena museum on the legendary Promenade des Anglais, where the parade takes place.Here are some shots from the carnival with this year’s theme on the King of the Mediterranean. The show opens up with the colourful flower parade and ladies in their most enchanted costumes stand on decorated flower floats while throwing flowers at the audience.
Flower parade
More flower ladies …
Flower parade
An Egyptian style flower lady …
Flower parade
Dancers from the West Indies
Music and dances …
colourful samba dancer
Samba dancer at the Flower Parade
Nice Carnaval
Original theatrical costumes …
Stiltwalkers dressed in oriental costumes
Samba dancer
Spectacular night parade with fantastic play of sound and light …
The Carnaval parade at night
Awesome floating sea creatures ….
Carnaval show at night with floating sea creatures
Floating mythical sea creatures
Carnaval parade at night
The King of the Mediterranean …
King of the Mediterranean illuminated carnaval parade show at night
Humoristic caricature of people where imagination can run wild. Great creative work of local carnival makers …
Carnaval floats "do you do you Saint Tropez" created by Hervé Moreau
Carnaval sketches "King of Greek loans" created by Chad Crowe
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