What happened?

Drama just across the road in the morning. It became clear after some time that this wasn’t the checks on immigrants I had imagined it to be - but rather the re-enactment of a crime, with witnesses directing two young policemen who were playing the roles of those involved in the case.

"It happened down here" - (prisoner in white trousers with police body-armour):



It seemed one guy had gone down in a fight :



Later another witness adds a new dimension - the other guy is now down :



It was only when I looked at the photos on the computer that I realised that this was more than just an ordinary fight. It was like Antonioni’s "Blow-up" or that scene in "Blade Runner" when Dekard examines a photo in detail on his computer. Note the the right hand of the policeman in white body-armour :



Again it was only on the computer that I saw the telling detail and realised that it wasn’t just a punch-up - did somebody get killed across the road from us one night ?

Battle of Flowers, Nice Carnival

Best view from Méridien Hotel terrace bar:



Battle of flowers:



Flower dancers:











Bye - for this year:

Mimosa time

Sunday 10th Feb. and it's Mimosa time in the south. We went to Theole, very picturesque:







But the two restaurants on the beach were full, so we drove on to La Napoule and found a table with a nice view:





Then we drove through the mimosa to Tanneron, stopping for the view on the way:



Some people tore down armfuls, to M's disgust, who took only a tiny souvenir: