The Venetian Carnival takes place in Annecy every year in March, except that it has not been held for two years, so it was a highly anticipated event that lasts 2 and a half days in the most beautiful places of our town 😊 ![img_7398.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRmbCvahCLwr2DqXoEPqmzyt3eE7hrP8p7HsAjkoS2t67/img_7398.jpg) ![img_7396.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYMPq7AWPMKbPVb4Rrdb4L6VVqJndEh68c2xWtaiFxsRq/img_7396.jpg) ![img_7397.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPEuZnfTUX5NBnpabNxzdZuhLvvzo41nEMZGXP5gATDre/img_7397.jpg) **It was two weeks ago, I took photos for you in different places, and we start here at the entrance to the old town in front of the Saint François de Sales church** ###### [//]:# (!pinmapple 45.898657 lat 6.128179 long d3scr) ![img_7399.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmduZhResERvg5DnXdUx8wYadmq4VskKAUXqyHUQeFrK5b/img_7399.jpg) ![img_7400.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPNSFjfFEuh7PpJkMpt2pWdYdeQRKP5joN9JcMHTCJasd/img_7400.jpg) ![img_7401.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWXjrAKwYdC5CuTtL7NpUE5xgyEjaycJC4iSDAbfwaufV/img_7401.jpg) _________________________________ Then here we are on one of the bridges that spans the canal, and you will realize it's not just any of our bridges when you'll see the famous building that is at the back...😉 ![img_7406.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbMFi57XEVsqnXceGxwFhyBWJTUpsMuGZUD7kjJWghG1Q/img_7406.jpg) ![img_7407.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmVVtNQvoaSsVNhzKZpbndxhp2RF2xpGjeSwakJE1kwdF5/img_7407.jpg) ![img_7408.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSyLPk9kiwSFdaaw99u1LLubMXEyRQEKsALHB1QZrFZyT/img_7408.jpg) ________________________________ ![img_7405.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYNkbdZ8X8rYXT3tSaGiErqLABHvq54CcyxkFvnYVhawx/img_7405.jpg) yes, it is the *Palais de l'Isle* in the back, the old prisons of Annecy that I have already shown you several times... the most photographed building in the city ..😉 ![img_7412.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWUeEwTqmNtf1p5zRGhKuHhz3WootwicQbvjHaUQmiZac/img_7412.jpg) ![img_7410.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmXJHVLZcPs4VKiFZiNyZ5rRQLALauYUPnM2WCdhvZVdYY/img_7410.jpg) ![img_7409.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZAaYmZccgZUUd6f9FzS2antbhvJB7ZuLQLp7hLcwKJgS/img_7409.jpg) ____________________ Behind these characters below, you can see the towers of the castle of the Dukes of Savoy... ![img_7413.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZkdFzspj3cp3Hq7cx9zZPzvjZCBd8WW3GfHioFDYnvbW/img_7413.jpg) ![img_7394.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmf5R4ZC1uFCiLzYYonQmjWAJAEyBeeumku3wKFGi8aq6V/img_7394.jpg) ![img_7403.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmVdnEEZdx91NvwarXsYAzBm6oDNBGkWtg92MRCmX8q1cp/img_7403.jpg) ![img_7404.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSBuEEyqSCSS4jeCBox12oCHE7HF9FUJgqwcvXFGs7nar/img_7404.jpg) this one makes me think of a rich golden snail with his house on his head...😁 ![img_7446.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbL7BTPp9DRAaYVNQuZju2YSNp68e5XyaHgfuak1FTZcs/img_7446.jpg) ![img_7447.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYffJPmJi7BfXzJkJXKFhXrqActVmuHbwxzE2q2J78DGf/img_7447.jpg) ____________________________ people who participate in this carnival come from all over, not all the costumes are dazzling, and some are not very pretty...but they put a lot of work and attention for it, so it deserves a picture... 😉 ![img_7448.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmNuxtmeE1j4xrnRr8rgZKMarYsCh9tbgtdK1WsYZ5XGo4/img_7448.jpg) We are now at the edge of the lake which also makes a wonderful setting for the costumes of the characters... ![img_7440.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmXZXE1PrsiyxpvD7DM6DGQv5M6UQvtPQEin4J95wSHuPs/img_7440.jpg) ![img_7442.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYsWWvxdDLxwcrqaKeui9LxyHmbWiaz6owGXNtmXJPv9D/img_7442.jpg) the couple below don't have full masks on, and I'd much rather see their eyes scrunched up in a smile, it's much happier than most masks frozen in a cold expression... ![img_7449.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbpeoqsgnMCVruKLn9vKEysv1dkg9aSEcNhu7Umb98GSY/img_7449.jpg) ![img_7450.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmatQEiG81W5i2joLzRiqaF9bHKaPyFUUDNyt9TSqGwjFK/img_7450.jpg) ![img_7441.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRCiZ5ChdWSrjRypNvnuP8jvUaAh4s6qunreuQpoGRrCK/img_7441.jpg) and we end with these two characters who complacently staged themselves for our pleasure.... ![img_7444.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmVpSeZLmAvM2WYvT2vYFqZsUFgmbFAzv85UtPLqTnyaQF/img_7444.jpg) ![img_7443.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbPyXpq61z1hGQZ9AmJmTQXA56JwX2bpKsFr58kRjd9k7/img_7443.jpg) ![img_7445.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmStbNTFKbksi56cgSrXWUNgnR7hEMt7q8kfJmHnNBi2qP/img_7445.jpg) ###### *5% go to @hive-194913 community* ![f0pmxabybl.png](https://img.esteem.ws/f0pmxabybl.png) ## I wish you a wonderful weekend ! 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