Bonjour! Today is Bastille Day, or French National Day – Le Quatorze Juillet (the 14th of July). Bastille Day is celebrated all over France as people commemorate the beginning of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789. The Bastille Day Military parade is a tradition that has been held in Paris since 1880, and it is the oldest + largest military parade in Europe.
Bastille Day celebration :: Metro sign :: Bastille Day-inspired picnic ::
vanilla bean madeleine cookies :: Bastille Day-inspired recipes to make at home :: French macaron recipe :: Arc de Triomphe on Bastille Day in Paris
