07 March 2008

Fête du Citron: Corso - Madagascar


This char (float) represents Madagascar. If you missed the earlier posts, you can read about how these floats are constructed at THIS LINK.

This year's festival - the 75th - has beaten all previous records with 250,000 visitors. The last 'best year' was in 2003 when the theme was 'Pinocchio.' In a few week's time, we'll know what next year's theme will be.
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17 comments:

  1. Rosie07 March, 2008

    Jilly
    Where did they get so many lemons for everything they built?

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  2. Sally07 March, 2008

    That's FANTASTIC. The parade looks like heaps of fun.

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  3. Chuckeroon07 March, 2008

    hmmmmm.............all this puts "Brentford" into a diffferent league. ;-)

    isn't it fun to see all those lemons!!!!

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  4. Jim Klenke07 March, 2008

    Those floats are so neat, I would love to see it in person.

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  5. Jilly07 March, 2008

    Rose

    The fruit is bought from Spain where it is cheaper. Menton can't produce enough.

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  6. Rosie07 March, 2008

    I love the way they used oranges, limes and lemons to enphasize some bits...

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  7. Raquel Sabino Pereira07 March, 2008

    HEY! WHERE'S THE VODKA???!!!
    AH AH AH AH!!!
    ;-)

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  8. Kate07 March, 2008

    It's really no wonder that so many people have enjoyed the festival because the floats are both unique and fantastic. What fun it must be to participate, even if it's only as a spectator.

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  9. Fénix - Bostonscapes07 March, 2008

    Tiny Menton must've been bursting at the seams! :)

    What percentage would you think came from other countries?

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  10. Ken07 March, 2008

    Jilly this festival fascinates me.
    Our Strawberry festival pales in comparison.

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  11. Squirrel08 March, 2008

    it must smell so good and refreshing.

    looks like the citrus brings energy with it

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  12. edwin s08 March, 2008

    I love your pictures of the Fête. This one shows how creative one can get with a few bags of lemons :)

    Thank for coming over to KLDP on its birthday.

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  13. Jilly08 March, 2008

    Fenix, there are many foreign visitors to the Festival but I don't have any idea of the percentage. Sometimes this sort of information is printed in Nice-Matin and I'll keep an eye. If not, will call into the tourist office one day. Certainly I heard lots of foreign voices but also so many visitors from all around France.

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  14. alicesg08 March, 2008

    Very beautiful float. Lemons seems to be abundant in your city. Have a nice weekend.

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  15. Kris McCracken09 March, 2008

    Do they eat the fruit after the parade?

    I'm thirsty now.

    Great shots, by the way.

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  16. Greg Dimitriadis09 March, 2008

    Wow, that's amazing. How many lemons in this? Great photo anyway!

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  17. Greg Dimitriadis09 March, 2008

    Wow, that's amazing. How many lemons in this? Great photo anyway!

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