Hail to the Chief!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtvx_Nn4CZs66UDOKhSoyg5imDJW_82cqEzxqaT7n0hulVFvH-b7KKfzv0km6km28HP2wCdY67nFvkAIxC3b714EBH0991Z_LS1WDd6nnbxTulHXSWcCwF7cuRO4QPWIvyb1MRg-aMIQ/s1600/DSC_0268.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493814778197487746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtvx_Nn4CZs66UDOKhSoyg5imDJW_82cqEzxqaT7n0hulVFvH-b7KKfzv0km6km28HP2wCdY67nFvkAIxC3b714EBH0991Z_LS1WDd6nnbxTulHXSWcCwF7cuRO4QPWIvyb1MRg-aMIQ/s640/DSC_0268.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:;" /></a><br />The procession begins with President Sarkozy who stands tall (?) as he rides down the Champs-Élysées, <i>la plus belle avenue du monde</i>. Obviously, this year's weather does not match the blue skies of 2008 -- I stood alone making friends at the barricades for 4 hours to see the parade from Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde. Quelle bonne fête nationale!

Hail to the Chief!

The procession begins with President Sarkozy who stands tall (?) as he rides down the Champs-Élysées, la plus belle avenue du monde . Obvio...

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