Fete Nationale

Today was Bastille Day in France, but its interesting to note that very few French people refer to it as such. Many won't even know what youre talking about if you refer to it as such. It's called "Fete Nationale", and I'm guessing that "Bastille Day" is just an anachronism. We watched the fireworks from the stately Place Verdun. Here's a blurry photo of the grande finale exploding over "La Prefecture": the local branch of government that I have come to dread any contact with ("what, you dont have all the forms?").