Bastille Day is the English name given to the holiday in France that celebrates the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris and the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789. In France the day is formally called The National Celebration.
July 14 1789, Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille Prison, Image courtesy of Pinterest.
Celebrations are held all over France, with the largest and oldest continually held parade in Europe on the morning of July 14 on the Champs Elysees in Paris.
Bastille Day Parade, Image courtesy of Pinterest
The day is full of color and celebrations throughout France, culminating as all independence celebrations should in fireworks.
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In celebration of Bastille Day I’m sharing photos with you of Bastille celebrations as well as photos we took on our most recent trip to Paris, and throughout the week on the blog we will focus on all things French in design. So come back every day and see what’s up our gorgeous French cuffs this week on Tabulous Design.
The River Seine and The Grand Palais
My BFF Donna and I on the Eiffel Tower
A painting inside The Pantheon
Love this pic, a circular staircase under The Pantheon
Close as we could get
Behind the clock face in The Musee d’Orsay
Decisions, decisions on our chocolate tour of Paris
Mike and I sitting down for dinner and a rest after a long day on our feet
The Palace of Versailles
The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles
Marie Antoinette’s bed at Versailles
Sacre Coeur
The view of Paris from the top of Sacre Coeur
May sound a little morbid, but one of my favorite things we did was walk through Pere Lachaise Cemetery, amazing monuments
31 Rue de Cambon
One word, breathtaking
Last night in Paris, au revoir
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Unless otherwise noted all photos are my own.
