13 July

The 14th of July is nearly upon us in France, which means fireworks in front of the Eiffel Tower. Outside of Paris however, fireworks night is the 13th. Here are a few shots from the Pont de Sèvres, looking down the Seine at l'île Seguin.

Elsewhere most people seem to refer to the 14 July as Bastille Day. In France, I'm not sure I've ever heard it called that, here it goes by "La fête nationale", or just plain "quartorze juillet"... The meteo predicts rain for the 14th in Paris... hmm is that what's called a damp squib?