Saturday, July 3, 2010

Nice Is Nice 3

The next day we returned to Nice, took in a bit of the book festival, had lunch (our deferred 42nd anniversay meal) at the Bistrot du Viviers--one of the few really good restaurant experiences we have had recently--then did more of the old town (which we had also visited the previous day).
We had seen signs and posters all over Nice,
certainly the best advertised book festival I
have seen, except possibly Edinburgh













The lay-out (for those interested) is basically a quadrangle
of these tents, a big tent at the entry for local antiquarian
sellers, three larger tents down the middle for readings/
interviews/discussions; the outer tents were all for
publishers and for their authors to sign and converse with
visitors; although well-supported locally (I think), it is
essentially a publishers' festival







An author interview









Ground-zero Nice, just across from the bookfest













Typical downtown street; note grill-work











In the old town











Ditto











Business opportunity?

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