21 March 2008

Fête du Citron: Corso - Giants!


These giant creatures are motorized and whiz from one side of the street to the other at great speed, stopping just before they crash into the crowd. Scary stuff and possibly a little dangerous, hence the security man you see in the smaller photograph. There are half a dozen of these creatures - one naturally enough: a wild boar.

Tomorrow - the last day of the Corso. Do come back for the grand finale!
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15 comments:

  1. ~tanty~21 March, 2008

    Wow, that is huge!
    Thanks for visiting my blog :)

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  2. Anonymous21 March, 2008

    I think it would scare the hell out of me, LOL.

    Have a nice holiday weekend.

    Abraham Lincoln
    Brookville

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  3. maria elisa21 March, 2008

    I love these very popular festivals. The Corso seems fantastic.

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  4. George Townboy21 March, 2008

    I wouldn't want that thing speeding towards me!!

    I'll be here tomorrow!

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  5. Daniel Chérouvrier 21 March, 2008

    j'avais oublié ce mot "Corso" que j'avais du rencontrer pendant des vacances sur la Côte.
    C'était aussi le nom d'une boutique de produits italiens à la croix de Chavaux à Montreuil sous Bois.
    Beau reportage pour revenir au sujet d'aujourd'hui !

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  6. Kim21 March, 2008

    Coooollll!

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  7. Unknown21 March, 2008

    Don't think the Health & Safety people here would allow such things on our streets.

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  8. Marie21 March, 2008

    Impressionnant! I think that even at my age I would have been afraid of it :-))

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  9. Kate21 March, 2008

    It is both magnificent and beautiful! It reminds me of "In the Heart of the Beast" Theatre in Minneapolis, MN that has an annual summer parade with their giant puppets. I took my then 4-yr-old grandson to see it one year, and he had the good sense to be terrified of the puppets!!

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  10. Jim Klenke21 March, 2008

    They look like fun, I would like to walk the route with one of those.

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  11. Felicia21 March, 2008

    This parade has been so much fun! It seems like it is much more spectacular and interactive than any parade I've been to.

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  12. Ken21 March, 2008

    They look very scary.

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  13. Olivier21 March, 2008

    superbe, cela me fait penser a des marionnettes d'un cirque de Nantes. très impressionnant, j'adore.
    bon weeckend de pâques

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  14. Ann (MobayDP)22 March, 2008

    Those are huge to be whizzing about like that. I bet the kids get a real kick out of them.

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  15. Unknown22 March, 2008

    This series has been great so far Jilly! Waiting for tomorrow....

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