Bastille Day firemen's ball in Paris
Jul 13th, 2010, 04:48 PM
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Bastille Day firemen's ball in Paris
You may wonder how I can already have a report on the Fête Nationale already. That's because most of the firemen's balls were held on the evening of the 13th due to the holiday falling in the middle of the week.
For those who missed it, I invite you to attend: http://tinyurl.com/3345kxv
For those who missed it, I invite you to attend: http://tinyurl.com/3345kxv
Jul 13th, 2010, 05:09 PM
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Thank you. Was supposed to be in Paris today celebrating my 50th birthday. Work schedules forced the postponement of the trip until August. With your photos and the videos I can at least pretend that I was there...bonne fête.
Jul 14th, 2010, 03:12 AM
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"...most of the firemen's balls were held on the evening of the 13th..."
In the timeless words of AC/DC's Bon Scott:
"Some balls are held for charity,
and some for fancy dress,
but when they're held for pleasure,
they're the balls that I like best...!"
In the timeless words of AC/DC's Bon Scott:
"Some balls are held for charity,
and some for fancy dress,
but when they're held for pleasure,
they're the balls that I like best...!"
Jul 16th, 2010, 04:08 PM
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Great pics, kerouac, my son is a big fan of firemen and when we were in Paris last year, we ran into a group of them and they were wonderful to my son, took pictures, etc., showed him around, great adventure for him. Thanks for the great tour, but sorry "your" firehouse burned down.
Jul 14th, 2015, 08:20 AM
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I returned to the same fire station last night. Here is the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy5rOLdn4EE
There are still about six fire stations in Paris having another ball tonight even though people have to work tomorrow. They run from 21:00 to 04:00.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy5rOLdn4EE
There are still about six fire stations in Paris having another ball tonight even though people have to work tomorrow. They run from 21:00 to 04:00.
Jul 14th, 2015, 12:33 PM
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I have no first hand experience but clearly they do, or the balls would no go on that long.
The thing that amazed me last night was that we stayed only about 2 hours, and the band had never taken a break in all that time.
The thing that amazed me last night was that we stayed only about 2 hours, and the band had never taken a break in all that time.
