Storming Of The Bastille
Tour Eiffel During Bastille Day celebration
How We Do It On Smith
Today is Bastille Day, a national holiday in France. And since there are more and more French living in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, it has become quite a celebration here too. For a few years now, Bar Tabac and a few other french restaurants have organized a very nice little fête between Bergan and Pacific on Smith. Complete with a pétanque (or boulle) court in the middle of Smith Street, great music, dancing in the street and great french food, Brooklynites have become very fond of 'Le quatorze Juillet."
But hold on: this year, the neighborhood celebrate Bastille day on the 15th. Don't ask. The organizers probably were not able to get the permit to close the street on a Saturday. Oh well! So it will be a Brooklyn Bastille Day celebration with a twist.
So have a Pernot and come celebrate. Gauloises and beret optional
From Wikipedia:
Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is called "Fête Nationale" ("National Holiday"), in official parlance, or more commonly "quatorze juillet" ("14th of July"). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the storming of the Bastille was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern French "nation", and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic, during the French Revolution.
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for more pics and info, from Bastille Day and our Brooklyn Petanque Club.
Hi tdfinearts:
i was really enchanted that there actually was a blog about Pétanque. This is seriously cool. You have inspired me to get something going in our local park.
So I was thinking: How about trying to get something going in Carroll Park, here in Carroll Gardens? For decades, Italian residents have been playing Bocce in one of two courts in the park. It is one of the most wonderful things about this neighborhood. Just recently, a group of young architects has formed its own little league and is sharing the bocce court with the old-timers.
But there is a lower court in the center area of the park, close to the monument. Long neglected, the Committee To Improve Carroll Park, of which I am a member, has filled this second court up with sand and it is ready to play on. Now wouldn't it be great to get a Pétanque league going? Bocce vs. Pétanque? Right here in Carroll Gardens? Maybe the Italian and French restaurants along Smith Street could sponsor a tournament.
Now that would be something.
If anyone else loves the idea and would like to organize or help put together such an event, you can leave a comment or email friendsofcarrollpark@yahoo.com.
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