On 14 July, France celebrates its most important national holiday… Bastille Day. {Only Anglophone sources employ the usage “Bastille Day”… in Francophone circles, it’s simply “the French N… more →
Voices From Russia, Toowrote 10 months ago: today in france, it is la fête nationale, le quatorze juillet, or as americans call it…BASTILL … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Quote for Today: “Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Iron for Man Ray (Photo credit: Pickersgill Reef) Allons-y! A little dip into the pool of avant-gard … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Today is July 14, the French national holiday. Here in France, it’s officially called La Fête … more →
wrote 10 months ago: ****** la Marseillaise (complete version) ****** Ossuary of Douaumont on the Verdun battlefield … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Happy Bastille Day! On July 14, 1789, French citizens stormed Bastille, a prison, whose significanc … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Aujourd’hui, c’est jour de la Bastille. Jacques Brel is my favourite French singer … more →
wrote 10 months ago: It it’s Friday, it must be France … Bonne Fête de La Bastille! Bonne Fête Nationale! Hap … more →
wrote 1 year ago: On 14 July, France celebrates its most important national holiday… Bastille Day. {Only Angloph … more →
wrote 1 year ago: On 14 July, France celebrates its most important national holiday… Bastille Day. {Only Angloph … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The French stormed the Bastille 222 years ago yesterday. On a cool and windy Seattle summer day, Fra … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today as I am working at my desk, I cannot help but have a thought for all my family and friends kic … more →
wrote 1 year ago: unfurling… … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Celebrate Bastille Day by doing at least a little something French. Grab a baguette (unless you … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Today is the 14th July, La Fête Nationale, the French national holiday which is celebrated on this d … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Happy Bastille Day! Today I devote myself to my novel which takes place in Paris. I’ve had so … more →
wrote 3 years ago: What can I say? It’s nearly upon us and if you Francophiles feel inclined to a bit of imprompt … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Truffaut once told Marcel Carné that Carné’s LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS was worth more than his ow … more →