A Carnival in Paris!

In le Jardin des Tuileries, there is a carnival along the rue de Rivoli.

Susie, I thought you'd like this clown with a saxophone.

Yes, we are in France.

This delightful image actually represented a more dimensional object!

It's a little roller coaster!

This fair, like most contemporary carnivals, demonstrates many creative uses of fiberglass. This guy was really big.

Bat/bird man/boat

This was the first food stand that I saw.

This is in its perfect context.

This is rad, no matter where. I should go eat there tomorrow, just because I can.

Update: those churros tasted like old oil, had no cinnamon, and no creaminess inside. California churros have much better flavor and texture!

The games have interesting prizes-- cell phones, digital cameras, and other electronics. These prizes seem even more inaccessible than the stuffed animals in the rigged carnival games that I'm used to.

You could even win a crepe griddle (in theory, if not in practice.)