I arrived in Paris a couple of days after Bastille Day. I understand it's quite a celebration.
Recently, I've heard that it wasn't to break in a free the prisoners. The Bastille was actually a "prison" for the elite, and they had the best chefs in France cooking for them. The reason why the Bastille was invaded was to get to the food and wine stored there. Can you validate that story?
Anyway, Vive la(le?) France
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
What a great idea, Kelmo!! Sylvie always tells us happy Independence Day!!
Have a great time, Sylvie!! Posted by meg (Member # 22) on :
Best Wishes to you Sylvie!! Posted by Sylvie (Member # 188) on :
Wow! What a great thought! THANKS!!!!! Excuse me I have been off line for some days but I'm really touched to find your Bastille day wishes here
What Kelmo wrote about the Bastille is true, it was a prison for aristocracy, which was almost empty when the popular crowds put it down. One year later the situation in the country had evolved and 14th of July was celebrated as "F�te de la F�d�ration" which is nationally more "federating" than the destruction of a prison for aristocrats! In France it is not called "Bastille day" but "F�te nationale" (national feast) or "14 juillet".
This year, there has been a free concert on the Champ de Mars, with Michel Polnareff, and a human tide singing around the Eiffel Tower. If you'd like to see a small video, I have put the very end of the concert on my web space here http://sylvie.rinaudo.free.fr/paradis2b.html Have a look, it is very impressing (the fluidity of the video is good when the French are off-line... in the evening for you)
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