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Yesterday was Bastille day in France, celebrating the beginning of the French revolution, when crowds stormed the Bastille, a prison fortress, which they took to be a symbol of oppression. Actually there were hardly any prisoners there, seven if I remember rightly.

This day is celebrated with a wonderful fireworks display. In Paris, this is always held on the 14th July at around 22:45 and is always centered on the Eiffel Tower, who celebrated its 120th anniversary this year. This years fireworks were breathtaking

In Paris, the day starts in the morning with a military parade down the Champs Elysees, with a fantastic air display which flies over the capital…

And in the evening of the 13th and 14th July there are what’s called the ‘Bals des Pompiers’ where all the firestations in the capital open their doors and have a party. It is a generally known fact that the Paris firemen are the most handsome in the world…. Check it out next year!