It’s difficult to believe it’s been 10 years since we were last in Paris. That’s a long time to be away from such a beautiful place… I think it may be time to head back for a visit.
We were there for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. I’d love to be there For Bastille Day! D-Day was a very somber and moving experience. I imagine Bastille Day to be a bit more raucous!
The Bastille…
It was torn down 225 years ago, but the very name evokes the pride and power of the French people as they rose against the King and the ruling classes.
Paris really is a beautiful city. Parisians get a really bad rap but they are really nothing more than New Yorkers who speak French. They don’t suffer fools but can be extremity helpful and friendly if treated with just a little bit of courtesy. I went armed with two simple phrases “Pardonnez-moi, parlez-vous anglais?” and “Je suis désolé, je ne parle pas Français.” and folks went out of their way to help us. It really would be nice to make another trip over there…
In the meantime, I get to relive the trip and think of where I’d like to go, again… Maybe see inside Versailles… the workers were on strike when we were there and we only got to see the grounds. I can imagine Louis XVI sitting on a veranda while the Bastille was being ransacked and the gunpowder being taken to fuel the revolution.
But I digress…
Bastille Day 2014 and I didn’t think of cooking anything special until it was almost time to start cooking dinner. I was actually thinking breakfast for dinner, tonight, so I rearranged things and made quiche! C’est très Français!
I went crustless because I was feeling just a tad lazy, but a couple of eggs, milk, bacon, spinach, cheese, and French herbs sent me dreaming for a little cafe in the Marais where I could have a real one.
I’m going to have to start thinking about how we could pull this off…