
Flower festival
Louveciennes, France
September 21, 2008 - 14:42 UTC (16:41 local time)
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This annual traditional fest takes place in Louveciennes (Paris western suburb). More than 100,000 multicolored dahlias (*) are stapled on specialy designed wooden cars. Then a stream of these cars surrounded by dancers and musicians parade in town. Here is presented the Egyptian car. Mr Laurent Jacquemin appears in the foreground.* 87 000 Cactus Dahlias (white x 25 000, red x 13 000, yellow x 15 000, pink x 8 000, salmon pink x 13 000, deepest wine red x 13 000), 20 500 pom pom Dahlias (white x 3 500, black x 5 500, yellow x 3 500, pink x 3 000, red x 5 000)