Old Nice; Another Parade


Sunday, February 25, 2018

Our day started with a 90-minute lecture on the history of south France, with a focus on Provence, the Côte d'Azur, and Nice in particular.  It’s an overwhelming history dating back to the Greeks and continuing through the Romans and up to the present day.  We then walked to and through the old city.  There’s so much to see.  One interesting feature is the windows on the sides of many buildings which are not there.  These are tromp l’oell:




There’s a daily flower market which is very busy, and includes a few vegetable stands as well as honey and other edibles:



The building which Matisse called home for many years is at the end of the flower market.  He lived on the top floor with a view of the sea:



Ww had lunch in the old city, and then went to today’s parade, called Parada Nissarda.  It’s the major Carnival parade, and in addition to the theme floats there were many political statements done in floats.  Here are Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, and his wife, Brigitte, who is 24 years older than he is.  Their relationship started when he was 16 and she was his teacher:



Here are Trump and Rocket Man:



Here’s Putin riding Big Ben:



And here’s a float of Trump, Putin, May and Erdogan, including the Statue of Liberty, etc.:



Here’s how it looked moving (Click on the little box at the bottom right of the video to see it full screen):


It was cold and damp today, temperature in the low 50s and drizzle.  I think that’s going to be our last parade.  Tomorrow artists!

Comments

  1. MarciaFebruary 25, 2018 at 1:52 PM

    Love the way they depict Trump.

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  2. Rwa442February 25, 2018 at 4:19 PM

    Those windows are very realistic! Good to see the strong political messages in their parade - we're not alone.

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