Vive la France! Liberty/Equality/Fraternity at least in Theory.

By, Uwe Paschen. Vive la France. (14 Juillet Fete National) or should that be Vive Paris?  Today as in 1680 under the war hungry King Louis the XIV of France, who once said that “Paris is France but France will...

Bastille Day Brooklyn, New York 2009: Photos and Video

While Bastille Day is a widely celebrated holiday in France, it is also celebrated in other parts of the world, particularly the New York area. This year, Bastille Day festivities in Brooklyn extend from Cobble...

Middle Eastern leader and military issues spark tension on Bastille Day

Two controversies are dominating media coverage of Monday's Bastille Day celebrations. First, critics are enraged by the presence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the official parade. "Assad's...

Besides Petanque: 2CV and Solex 'Bastille Day' Rendez-Vous in New York

The Citroen 2 CV and the Solex are icons of the 50's and 60's in France and Europe at leastThey would take you from point A to point B in a practical if not luxurious way. The 'Bastille Day' Rendez-Vous kicks off at 10:00 am at Grant's Tomb (Riverside Drive and 122nd St) on...

Petanque in Brooklyn (at Bar Tabac) and other Bastille Day Events

Feel Tricolore as Bastille Day approaches. If you look forward to an afternoon of Pastis and Petanque, Bar Tabac in Brooklyn, New York holds its annual Petanque Tournament. Merguez, frites and Ricard are on the menu as well as music by the Baby Blue Orchids and the Francois...

A glass of Petanque...Close encounters with Bastille Day

The closest I got from celebrating Bastille Day this year was thanks to a nice little red wine from Ardeche called Petanque. Petanque is also a sport popular mainly in Southern France. It combines social gathering, elements of comedy and sometimes a little kitty for...

New Yorkers celebrate Bastille Day

New Yorkers celebrated Bastille Day on East 60th Street in Manhattan on 7/15/07 Crepes, French Pasteries and Can Can dancers were but a few of the treats offered. 

Celebrating Bastille Day, Gourmet Food and Wine in Franschhoek, South Africa

Combine, Food, Wine, France, Nelson Mandela, the Bastille, in South Africa's Huguenot region and you get a Bastille Festival.More about France and South Africa on Serge the Concierge 

No Guillotine: Pastis, Pate, Patisseries, Petit Basque, Ratatouille on Bastil...

No heads will roll, the only things to get sliced will be baguettes...Cornichons and Andouille might also make an appearance. As for Blood Sausage I doubt.More on Kings and Queens and July 14 on Serge the Concierge 

A lazy 'Bastille Day' Fete, My Sunday Afternoon in New York

By lazy, I mean slow moving as a sunday lunch in the summer should be, lounging like lizards.

Pomp and parades for France's Bastille Day

"France celebrated Bastille Day on Friday with the traditional military parade of the four armed services, with President Jacques Chirac presiding over the display of pomp and fanfare for perhaps the last time."

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