My most recent articles were about the relatively sedate and tasteful Lemon Festival in Menton, France. I mentioned that the Carnival in Nice was much larger: it’s also a much gaudier and more raucous extravaganza. Here are some photos from the two times I was able to attend. But first some background … The City: The administrative capital of the Riviera, Nice is France’s fifth largest city, its busiest passenger port (nearly 200,000 passengers/year), and its second most important airport (over 2.5 million passengers/year). It is blessed with a healthy climate, a five mile (8 km) beach, and over 700 acres (300 ha) of parks and gardens. Settlements in the area go back thousands of years, but the makings of a city were probably begun by the Greeks or Romans. After living under various regimes,
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