Carnival time!

One of the big yearly events in Nice, and all of the Cote d'Azur is the carnival. OK, I gotta tell you right off the bat – we're not talking about Rio de Janeiro here. The Nice version is more for kids – but it's quite a lot of fun, anyway! One of those things you just have to check out – especially since it's free.



We decided to head down to Nice on bike, where we were meeting up with Aki and Henna. With the wonderful, rather spring-like weather we had that day, it was an easy choice to make, really. Our journey down to Nice wasn't quite as trouble-free as it usually is – after a while we realized that Mathilde had a flat tyre. We swapped bikes at the airport – only to realize that the bike I jumped on had a serious problem with the pedals. So, time to change again, then...

Anyway, we did eventually make it, and even managed to meet up with Aki and Henna amongst the crowd. The theme for this year was sports and the London Olympics. We did spot a few funny figures (I liked the wagon carrying the queen of England and her assorted cohorts, and the coach potato sports fan – reminded me a bit of me watching ice hockey or something?). But I missed the dragon from the previous years. Anyways, no complaints, especially since we were blessed with pretty much perfect carnival-weather!

After checking out the carnival, we ended up in the Hagendass cafe on Place Magenta, where we had some rather decadent desserts along with a couple of cappuccinos. Naim joined us later on as well... A rather good end to a busy weekend, then!