You probably know that the 14th of July in France is a national holiday. It's the day, some 200 years ago, that the French people decided that the royalty were too big, and cut off their heads to make them smaller.

They still celebrate this event every year. On the 14th, there is always a massive parade in Paris, on the Champs Elysee, but almost every city, town and village has their own parade.

This year, Trish and I decided to have a look at the big parade in Fecamp.

... we were not disappointed. It was massive....


The musicians, war vets and others were gathered at the main square.


2 rows of 5 war vets were flying proudly the flag.


Then they went for the parade, first the musicians, then the vets....


... followed by the fire brigade...


... followed by the local politicians (the Mayor decided not to attend) and the local constabulary.

And that ended another exciting 14th of July parade. Why people flock to the Paris parade is a mystery for me....