Prise_de_la_BastilleToday is Bastille Day, the holiday honoring the overthrow of the monarchy in France. It is celebrated much like Independence Day in the US with fireworks and parades. On this day in 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille, a prison/fortress which represented all that was evil with the French monarchy. The storming of the Bastille was more important as a rallying point and symbolic act of rebellion than a practical act of defiance.

And where is France today, 220 years later? The French get two months of vacation, shorter work hours, and universal health care.

So to all the French, Happy Bastille Day! And if any of you want to adopt me, let me know! ;)