Jeffrey Barry
"In solidarity with the victims in Nice"
"In solidarity with the victims in Nice I will wear the colours of the French flag from tonight." ~ @LaTourEiffel official Twitter account, 7/15/2016
My wife and I had a wonderful time celebrating Bastille Day (La Fête Nationale) in Paris. From the Tuileries Garden, we saw the 10:45 AM flypast, where 55 aircraft flew over the Parisian city center. From the Louvre courtyard, we watched the 11:50 AM helicopter flypast, followed by the closing pass of the French aerobatic team Patrouille de France streaming the colors of the French flag in gorgeous colored smoke plumes. We ended the day by watching the Eiffel Tower fireworks display from Pont de la Concorde with thousands of tourists and Parisians alike. It was a memorable day for all the right reasons.
As we were getting back to our apartment in the 1st arrondissement, though, we overheard some American teenagers talking about an attack in Nice. We jumped on the internet, and like everyone else, we were saddened, confused, appalled -- all at once.
Wearing the colors of the French flag, the Eiffel Tower is quite beautiful. Still, here's to hoping Parisians and tourists won't have to see it wearing those colors for a somber occasion again. Anyway, I'll get back to posting black-and-white abstracts soon enough. This photo seemed appropriate for today, though.
"In solidarity with the victims in Nice"
"In solidarity with the victims in Nice I will wear the colours of the French flag from tonight." ~ @LaTourEiffel official Twitter account, 7/15/2016
My wife and I had a wonderful time celebrating Bastille Day (La Fête Nationale) in Paris. From the Tuileries Garden, we saw the 10:45 AM flypast, where 55 aircraft flew over the Parisian city center. From the Louvre courtyard, we watched the 11:50 AM helicopter flypast, followed by the closing pass of the French aerobatic team Patrouille de France streaming the colors of the French flag in gorgeous colored smoke plumes. We ended the day by watching the Eiffel Tower fireworks display from Pont de la Concorde with thousands of tourists and Parisians alike. It was a memorable day for all the right reasons.
As we were getting back to our apartment in the 1st arrondissement, though, we overheard some American teenagers talking about an attack in Nice. We jumped on the internet, and like everyone else, we were saddened, confused, appalled -- all at once.
Wearing the colors of the French flag, the Eiffel Tower is quite beautiful. Still, here's to hoping Parisians and tourists won't have to see it wearing those colors for a somber occasion again. Anyway, I'll get back to posting black-and-white abstracts soon enough. This photo seemed appropriate for today, though.