Taking the missus away for her 40th in February. Wanted to do something different as opposed to Paris/Barcelona/Rome. Read about the Nice carnival and it seems like it fits the bill. Anyone ever been there? Any other suggestions.....
Paris or Rome around Valentines Day ;)
it has to be closer to the end of February for baby sitting reasons, otherwise valentines would have been the one
Quote from: sammymaguire on January 05, 2010, 01:57:40 PM
Paris or Rome around Valentines Day ;)
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Great idea . ;D
No, but I once visited Hackballscross when the carnival was on ;D
Santa Cruz Tenerife has the biggest & best Carnival outside of Rio in the world it's on from 12 to 21 Feb, also Valletta Malta have a big one & worth seeing it's on 12 Feb to 16 Feb
can't comment about Nice haven't been there for the carnival time, but with Eze, Monaco & Cannes close by there is plenty to do
Don't think Santa Cruz would be a patch on Barranquilla for the Carnival...no idea about Nice though
Quote from: CiKe on January 05, 2010, 06:37:34 PM
Don't think Santa Cruz would be a patch on Barranquilla for the Carnival...no idea about Nice though
haven't been to Barranquilla either but Santa Cruz is a lot closer than Colombia & safer i'm sure
of course if distance is not a problem new orleans mardi gras is on Feb 16th
as a slightly different alternative the biggest Carnival celebrations are in Cologne/Dusseldorf. Easy to get to on Aer Lingus from Dublin and plenty of beers available.