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Le Défilé Militaire - des pompiers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwyFLtq2xZRuJpK2NhCdtF6mb6qACFsVlZETKeWfD6L0BwBdJLuqtypbtm0USR4xAZlDkHh6rm60NxSyC3TnDu5JaqsEHU_5aLzTSsBAgBFkfpnlnNi_HGJV5ccy3tF5D5iqUAl9TjT4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwyFLtq2xZRuJpK2NhCdtF6mb6qACFsVlZETKeWfD6L0BwBdJLuqtypbtm0USR4xAZlDkHh6rm60NxSyC3TnDu5JaqsEHU_5aLzTSsBAgBFkfpnlnNi_HGJV5ccy3tF5D5iqUAl9TjT4/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Les Sapeurs-Pompiers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of many groups in the Military Parade of Quatorze Juillet...  </div><div style="text-align: center;">On the eve of the Bastille Day celebrations the pompiers have parties </div><div style="text-align: center;">all over Paris that do not end until the sun comes up.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the arrondissements have Bals des Pompiers </div><div style="text-align: center;">and by some count it may be as many as 60 (!) in Paris and the near suburbs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you been to one?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue des Champs Élysées</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></span></i></div>

Le Défilé Militaire - des pompiers

Les Sapeurs-Pompiers One of many groups in the Military Parade of Quatorze Juillet... On the eve of the Bastille Day celebrations the pomp...

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Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlshrLBXlvC7E33cJoIUasfccsWE3ySGlB7K3HWqFO8GOoMVXMzZSLTAskAiMCJaKIOdihMXegCGz9ojb94v7dJP5DTYm6Y75AQ9eTNZQK7IkXgAuPdUCe-_J8H0wDoKYOusrVLRoWyU/s1600/2008+paris+july+DSC_0346c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628661535589597474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlshrLBXlvC7E33cJoIUasfccsWE3ySGlB7K3HWqFO8GOoMVXMzZSLTAskAiMCJaKIOdihMXegCGz9ojb94v7dJP5DTYm6Y75AQ9eTNZQK7IkXgAuPdUCe-_J8H0wDoKYOusrVLRoWyU/s640/2008+paris+july+DSC_0346c.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Although the parade for 14 juillet is not until tomorrow, tonight begins the Bals des Pompiers, the firemen's parties held at each station in Paris on 13-14 juillet. There is much partying in the streets and it is one of the most festive events in Paris. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I wonder if these guys partied all night long... probably not. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span>

Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris

Although the parade for 14 juillet is not until tomorrow, tonight begins the Bals des Pompiers, the firemen's parties held at each stati...

10:01 PM

Le Pompier

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhMU4FF8DswmsS_86I93F1Z-ghAGb4tWZewkzcqJGoJ7-0qfghDE4issSQ7ZaSwJphzHLNV-xq2bpljWIonkYvkaDOn1E3fYaGrRLB01iHX7FFIKjgBPqgjehoCQRwrdf2if_UAtiCw8/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0159+b-w.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581424806550471794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhMU4FF8DswmsS_86I93F1Z-ghAGb4tWZewkzcqJGoJ7-0qfghDE4issSQ7ZaSwJphzHLNV-xq2bpljWIonkYvkaDOn1E3fYaGrRLB01iHX7FFIKjgBPqgjehoCQRwrdf2if_UAtiCw8/s640/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0159+b-w.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56G2TXsXVFZGngcHZDyvcICYauSC9gJrEnST3QqXFntPQwaxZcxR0aTViH5QM6hRFPaFYJToiv3UQ0-JNUeMXjw4RaPi86dbdLlBM9VACJpW2vWQ4leTqOZe95VDnkNuBxBIaql-N9Q8/s1600/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0095.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581424365728680034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56G2TXsXVFZGngcHZDyvcICYauSC9gJrEnST3QqXFntPQwaxZcxR0aTViH5QM6hRFPaFYJToiv3UQ0-JNUeMXjw4RaPi86dbdLlBM9VACJpW2vWQ4leTqOZe95VDnkNuBxBIaql-N9Q8/s400/2010+dec+paris+5+DSC_0095.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Sunday street market at Marché d'Aligre had a special treat the day we visited. All of the posts along the street (everywhere in Paris) were decorated. Some were simple, others, quite artistic, and the one above just perfect. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The firemen (les pompiers) were selling calendars and probably had decorated this pole. I have some others to show you another day (have to figure out how to produce a collage first).</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Marché d'Aligre</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Rue d'Aligre et Rue Beccaria</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br />

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