Talks about Italy winning the 2006 World Cup and French football star Zinedine Zidane getting expelled from the final match have not totally subsided yet, but for many French people, it’s time to move on now. It’s time to get busy with other important things like the Bastille Day, France’s most important national holiday that commemorates the taking over of the Bastille prison by the people of France. Such uprising ignited the French revolution that freed their nation from oppression.

Today is the big day for France, there will firework displays, dances, parades, parties, and all sorts of celebrations everywhere. Popular restaurants, clubs and bars will hold their own celebrations and give their customers various surprises, not to mention, special cuisines, desserts, and drinks.

If you can’t be there in Paris, you can still enjoy the festivities in other parts of the country. And if you happen to be in the towns of Tarbes, Bagnères-de-Luchon or Carcassonne, you can watch the latest happenings in this year’s Tour de France, the world’s most prestigious bicycle race.

By guest writer Khristine