Preparing for Bastille Day

Early in the evening of the 13th Jeantine and I walked around to where Jeantine thought might be the best place to view the fireworks and returned later with Barb. All dressed up to cope with the cold wind blowing and a concrete wall to lean against and low enough to be able sit on top - with a judicious lamp post to be able to lean against. There were people sitting in groups in the grassed road centre divider - some with food and drink to sustain them.

Having sussed out the potential spots to get a good view of the Fireworks for Bastille Day we returned to our apartment. That night might've been when Barb and Jeantine went out to purchase something to eat and came back with Indian cuisine, as they couldn't find anything better at that hour - and it wasn't too great.

The next morning Jeantine and I went out looking for a nice Patisserie for breakfast eats

Looking away from our apartment (mixing old and new - glass and masonry) and back the other way, toward the Montparnasse Tower

Looking across the intersection to our apartment - across from the Montparnasse Tower

And cropping in to show the roof line, 6th floor

And a photo from the upstairs window looking across the intersection toward where the above street level photos were taken.

A French girl on the train from London that we were chatting to, said she had never bothered with the Bastille Day Parade as such - she recommended we just watch it on TV.

The New Zealand Army Haka team as part of the Bastille Day Military Parade