Saturday, May 8, 2010

Commemoration



Today is a bank holiday in France (too bad it's a saturday !). We commemorate the end of world war II on May 8th 1945. The giant French flag is installed under the Arc of Triomph on the Champs Elysées and the unknown soldier's tomb is guarded by Republican Guards.
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10 comments:

  1. Boom NisanartMay 8, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    magnificent shot

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  2. Leif HagenMay 8, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    That's a million Euro photo, Laurent! The flag at the L'arc de triomphe - fantastic!

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  3. AmandaMay 8, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Beautiful!

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  4. GunnMay 8, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    SUPERB!:-)

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  5. HarrietMay 8, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Great photo.

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  6. SharonMay 8, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    Beautifully composed!

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  7. VMay 8, 2010 at 8:01 PM

    The perfect capture.

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  8. StarmanMay 8, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    I don't understand why it is a bank holiday. Shouldn't it be a national holiday?

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  9. LaurentMay 9, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    Well you're righjt Starman it is in fact a National holiday ... my English !!!

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  10. VirginiaMay 10, 2010 at 5:05 AM

    Oh, I had a nice photo of the flame. Had I known I'd have run it for this special occasion. Your photos are wonderful. LOVE the giant flag, but the close up of the soldiers are superb.
    V

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