Today is Bastille Day, the French national holiday that celebrates the Storming of the Bastille and the start of the French Revolution. In Paris, crowds gather on the Champ de Mars to see a huge fireworks display set off from the Eiffel Tower, seen in the photograph on the left that I took on a trip to Paris in May of 2019. At the time, I was saddened to see that the Eiffel Tower is now surrounded by security fences, including the plexiglass security walls seen in the photo. I guess that is now what has to be done to protect national treasures from terrorists and crazies, who these days seem to make up a disproportionate share of the world's population. Best not to think about it and just watch the fireworks display - if you are lucky enough to be in Paris on Bastille Day, of course.
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