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Mini-series photos of the last week of February, 2014

The tourist carnival of Nice
The battle of flowers

 

The queen of the carnival 2014 of Nice - © Norbert Pousseur

... the queen of the big float of the carnival ...       Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_3986 - series Photo of the week

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A carnival organized as a show : paying access, on all the route, such is the carnival of Nice organized in several sessions distributed over a couple of weeks

You will find here some photos of what is called 'Battle of flowers' which has nothing of a battle and exchanges of flowers as originally, but which consists of flowers thrown down from floats or directly offered to the spectators by the actors of the parade.

The spectators, them, wisely sit, or tidied up behind barriers along the Walk of the Promenade des Anglais all the accesses of which had been blocked and filled by big panels preventing any stolen look.

Such a carnival has nothing to do with those whom we see in Switzerland, in Germany or in number of the other cities in France,
to the totally free accesses. (See those of Basel and Zurich, in french, on this Website).

But even if it is paying, the carnival of Nice and its flowers celebration is rather photogenic,
with as main theme of the girls perched on their float, filled with flowers.

The battle of the flowers of Nice by 1900 - Reproduction © Norbert Pousseur
The battle of flowers without barrier between actors and spectators, paint of the carnival of Nice of the beginning of 1900



Photography of the week 9 of 2014

General presentation The same in spanish :
Batalla de Flores del Carnaval de Niza		 The same in french :
La bataille des fleurs du carnaval de Nice

 

 

A float of flowers everything in red-orange - © Norbert Pousseur

... red-orange dress and flowers of the same ...       Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4007

 

Dragon and walk-ons in balloon - © Norbert Pousseur

... a dragon ready to devour the crowd ...      Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4051

 

A throw of mimosa - © Norbert Pousseur

... offering of mimosa, symbolic flower of the riviera of Nice ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4113

 

The queen of flowers - © Norbert Pousseur

... the traditional float of the queen of flowers ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4145

 

Head of mechanical dragon - © Norbert Pousseur

... it is necessary of everything in a flowers celebration, even a dragon! ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4147

 

Woman bird - © Norbert Pousseur

... in the middle of flowers, a woman bird ...      Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4151

 

A bouquet of mimosa - © Norbert Pousseur

... full of mimosas for the spectators ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4194

 

Feminine lunar head - © Norbert Pousseur

... between real disguise and woman-flower ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4408

 

Man whith a flag - © Norbert Pousseur

... the symbol is not very explicit in this event, but it has no importance ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4280

 

Head cut on a cake - © Norbert Pousseur

... offered, but unappetizing cake, is it really the party ? ...      Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4315

 

The head of the dragon in balloon - © Norbert Pousseur

... a kind dragon, in the sky ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4238

 

Float with flowers, very traditional - © Norbert Pousseur

... as a little bit old-fashioned cake ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4267

 

Woman ivy in flower - © Norbert Pousseur

... of the charm, and the real search for colors ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4299

 

Head crowned with bubbles - © Norbert Pousseur

...diadem of bubbles for a mistress of float of flowers ...      Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4406

 

Float in green and purple - © Norbert Pousseur

... beautiful in the crown in flowers behind a purple drape ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4379

 

Red strawberry hat - © Norbert Pousseur

... a spectator as an ice-cream cone whith strawberries ! ...     Photographie Norbert Pousseur
Nice - 2014 - Num 21 Mpx - 5d2e_4390

 
General presentation The same in spanish :
Batalla de Flores del Carnaval de Niza		 The same in french :
La bataille des fleurs du carnaval de Nice

 

 

 

Previous series : Figures of frost
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