22 February 2012

Fête du Citron - Castles of the Loire


The theme for this year's Fete du Citron is 'Regions of France.' Today: the Loire with its castles and knights of yore.

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Le thème de la Fête Citron de cette année est «Les Régions de France . " Aujourd'hui : la Loire avec ses châteaux et des chevaliers d'antan.
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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 February, 2012

    these photos are great make you wish you could be there for the festival

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  2. Stefan Jansson22 February, 2012

    I have to visit this festival one day.

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  3. Bergson22 February, 2012

    j'ai vu la fête aux infos
    un magnifique carnaval
    je me demande ce que deviennent les citrons

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  4. Olivier22 February, 2012

    c'est de plus en plus grandiose, ce chateau est magnifique ;)

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  5. Anonymous22 February, 2012

    Oh My. Did you know they do this same kind of thing in South Dakota using ears of corn?

    Look at this:

    http://cornpalace.org/

    Scroll down and look at some of the videos of the palace decorated in different years. Absolutely stunning to see in person, as your Fete du Citron is.

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  6. Jilly22 February, 2012

    Bergson, les citrons viens de l'espagne. x

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  7. Jilly22 February, 2012

    Bergson, les citrons viennent d'Espagne, parce qu'ils sont moins chers que les citrons de Menton mais aussi parce que le citron de Menton est précieux. Il est maintenant une variété reconnue, plutôt que le vin est reconnu.

    Abe, that corn festival is amazing as you say.

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  8. Avocaken22 February, 2012

    How in the world do "they" assemble the castle without it falling down? I'll bet the bees appreciate the people that are doing the assembly. :-)

    KenB

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  9. Mo22 February, 2012

    Oh my this is spectacular

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  10. brattcat22 February, 2012

    i've been catching up on your blog, dear jilly, and oh, how glorious this year's fete du citron series has been so far!

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  11. AL22 February, 2012

    It seems to me that so far, what you are showing us, this years festival is bigger and better. Magnifique!

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  12. Jack23 February, 2012

    Amazing! I am going with Chambord.

    I remember your photos of this festival last year and I am looking forward to seeing your pix this year, too.

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  13. Michel23 February, 2012

    The images they make from wire and citrus fruit is amazing. It reminds me in a way of what they do with flowers for floats for the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

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  14. Kate24 February, 2012

    A regional theme for this annual festival makes a lot of sense. The scale of the castle is marvelous.

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