Party at the Bastille

On Saturday, there was the annual gay pride march through Paris, ending in a party at the Place de la Bastille, right near our apartment. Then French have a lot of practice when it comes to marching/protests, so blocking off a busy (4-6 lane) roundabout to traffic for a party was business as usual. Add in a three-story sound system with DJs and you have the makings of a great day out. The Place de la Bastille has a column in the middle, which is generally off limit to the public, but on Saturday the base of it was covered in people dancing.

The monument obviously wasn't a high enough vantage point for one guy who somehow managed to climb onto a street sign and dance up there!

It had a great atmosphere, with transvestites in crazy outfits mingling with family groups.