Yup The French National Holiday/Bastille Day was the 14th of July. I thought I would post some historical perspective on the day. That was before I tried to sift through thousands of years of French history leading up to what is seen as the symbolic uprising of the modern nation of France. I LET IT GO! Suffice it to say that the French really throw huge parties on this day. Go to Youtube and type in July 14th 2009 Paris. We were in Oullins on the 13th, Monique's parents home town, which also hosts an evening of fire works. We were kinda stuck behind a tree,and traffic, but it was still very cool. Ironically on the 14th, it rained thundered and lightninged, so much so in Lyon, that they had to cancel a huge annual show which attracts people from miles around.The people came. The fireworks didn't. The fireworks were supposed to be shot off from Fourviere, a very impressive catherdral on the hill above the old city. Check that one out on Youtube.(2007)I took some novice like photos from Oullins' and superimposed Fourviere on top. Kent