Yesterday was Bastille Day. As is the tradition for French nationals residing in the D.C. area, I went to the French embassy to get a fix of French gastronomy otherwise unavailable to the general public here. Saucissons, pâtés, cheeses, breads, wines, Champagne, patisseries galore! Oh yeah, and the traditional speech of the ambassador! ;)

It’s always nice to go there especially for the friends I get to see there that I otherwise barely see. On the other hand, it seems like the French embassy makes a point of making you feel at home, what with the inefficiency of air conditioning, which was just barely turned on and utterly failed to cool the halls, encumbered as they were by numerous people in suits hustling their way around the food displays or at the bars. Ah, the joy of trying to get a drink at the bar, while old “ladies” cut in front of you, almost stealing the apple of your eyes, that long awaited glass of cool Champagne, from out of your reaching hand! It surely felt like I was back in France! Hard to stay gallant in these conditions… :)

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