Anyone who has been to Nice knows that there is an old section where the buildings are from the 1700s. This area is called Old Nice. It's characterized by narrow alleys that echo, the flower market and farmers' market, and lots of cool little eclectic businesses. The best part is that most of Old Nice is 100-200 meters from the ocean!Nice Carnival is a roughly 800 year old festival. Today, most of it consists of daily and nightly parades with countries from around the world participating and representing their music and culture. We had seen it on a DVD and coincidentally arrived a few days before it began! A half-million people come to the week long festival.
What's up with the burgers? This might be Sarkozy, the guy who became president of France shortly after. The burgers might symbolize that he's becoming Americanized on issues like retirement benefits. At least he opposed the war in Iraq, but how long will he hold out?
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Nice looks awesome! I want to "Carnival".
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