Nice Carnaval 2009 Kicks Off
It’s that time of year, again; the Nice Carnival. The bleachers are up on the Prom; tour buses are filing into town and locals are bracing themselves for the annual traffic meltdown. Despite the few residents actually attend the Nice Carnival, everyone has an opinion about it. The first opinion is that it’s “trop cher” which means that locals have to actually pay for it. It didn’t used to be that way! It used to be open to everyone! Well, that was before my time but certainly after Garibaldi’s era. Anyway. You don’t have to pay for it anymore. Now the Nice carnival parade is free every day except the first and last days. Chouette? You do still have to pay for the Bataille des Fleurs but, IMO, it’s well worth it. (See photos of the Nice Carnival (Carnaval, in French). Here is the program for Nice Carnaval 2009: Saturday February 14 14h30 Battle of the Flowers 21h – Corso Sunday February 15 14h30 – Corso Tuesday, February 17 21h00 – Corso Wednesday, February 18 14h30 – Battle of the Flowers Saturday February 21 14h30 – Battle of the Flowers 21h00 – Corso Sunday February 22 14h30 – Corso Tuesday, February 24 21h00 – Corso Wednesday, February 25 14h30 – Battle of the Flowers Saturday, February 28 14h30 – Battle of the Flowers 21h00 – Corso Sunday, March 1 14.30 Corso 21.00 Burning of the King and fireworks
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