Today is Bastille Day, which is a public holiday, and in many ways it is like November 5th in England. The important thing is: how good are the fireworks going to be this year?The evening began with two parades from villages either side of Paimpol. Small children were able to travel on a flower bedecked trailer behind a tractor; larger ones walked carrying a lantern. Meanwhile, back in Paimpol, they were having a ‘Fest Noz’ in the town hall. We paid them a visit and it turned out to be a kind of barn dance but to music played on an instrument that sounded dreadfully like bagpipes. Everybody knew the steps, including the small children. We stood and watched until we could not stand the strange sounding music any longer.
At about 11:15 pm the two processions arrived at the quay side and the fireworks began. We were later told that the number of fireworks was less than two years ago, probably because of budgeting restraints. It is, of course, the same in France as it is in the U.K. However, we thought that the fireworks were great, but please judge for yourself.
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