Happy Bastille Day!

[Barbara]

Have fun at the fireworks- and don't forget to leave the kitties in

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

That's right!!! July 14th is the equivalent of "4th of July" in France! They call it "Le quatorze juillet"

[Killearn Kitties]

Any excuse for a party! Let's have a glass of champagne while we watch the fireworks!

[Pinot's Mom]

http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa071400.htm

Bonne fête du 14 juillet

[Sonia59]

Merci!
It's funny that you call it the Bastille day, I did not know that (one more English term I have learned from PT ). We just call it "le quatorze juillet", as Lut has said, or "fête nationale".
There have been fireworks everywhere. We are lucky Peppito and Jasmine just don't care. They are not scared at all Good kitties.

Now living near Paris, I would have loved to watch a nice fireworks and take pics, but it won't be for this year. It's too late for Valentine who has to go to bed earlier so we stayed home Next year may be!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Merci!
It's funny that you call it the Bastille day, I did not know that (one more English term I have learned from PT ). We just call it "le quatorze juillet", as Lut has said, or "fête nationale".

How interesting....it reminds me of a letter to the editor I saw last week (I DO live in Orange County, CA...the land the liberals forgot) complaining that we call our national holiday 4th of July instead of Independence Day!

[phesina]

Happy 14th of July to all our French friends!

And here all this time I thought it was called Bastille Day there. and when I just Googled, or rather Goodsearched, "french flag pictures quatorze juillet", what do I read on one link but "... on the eve of the Quatorze juillet (vulgarly called Bastille Day by foreigners) ..." Well, ex-CU-U-U-U-SE ME!

Anyway... Laissez les bons temps roulez! (or is that just for New Orleans?) .. well, whatever is appropriate!!!!!..

[phesina]

How interesting....it reminds me of a letter to the editor I saw last week (I DO live in Orange County, CA...the land the liberals forgot) complaining that we call our national holiday 4th of July instead of Independence Day!

And just think, then we could observe Independence Day on the nearest Friday or Monday to make a long weekend out of it like we do for most holidays!. But somehow it just doesn't sound right to say this year the 4th of July was on the 3rd (even though it was, as that was the day offices were closed and people had the day off work).