To celebrate Bastille Day, a restaurant in Washington, D.C. is having a baguette relay race. I remember a traditional waiter’s race in Annapolis – the waiters speed walk holding a tray of drinks (wine?); I wonder if they still do. I’ll be looking for some crepes today, to eat while re-reading some of my favorite French books (not in French, of course).
Some ideas:
- Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
- The Paris Wife by Paula McClain
- Chasing Cezanne by Peter Mayle
- Chocolat by Joanne Harris
- Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnick
- My Life in France by Julia Child
And a new one I’m looking forward to -
David McCullough’s The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
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An Interesting post and a pleasant approach to great historical moments,reminding us that absolute power doesn’t last for ever …
Ooh, there’s no bread, let ‘em eat cake
There’s no end to what they’ll take
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth
Wash the salt into the earth …..
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But they’re marching to Bastille Day ….love those lyrics
By the way,thanks for liking my Rhodes images.
Thanks for the lyrics – oo – la – la…