Saturday was summer solstice and also, for the 27th time, "Fête de la Musique", now obviously known as “World Music Day”. It started in France in 1982 and is now spread to some 100 countries.
Concerts, for free, are given all over the city. Last year I made the tour to the more frequented places where the most renowned artists were performing and where most people go (see post). This year I decided to stay around the area where I live. However, early afternoon I passed in front of the home of our President, the Elysée Palace; and I realised that there was music inside, in the inner court, and that public was let in, exceptionally. When I arrived, the “Garde Républicain” just finished their part and some soft piano music took over. To my additional surprise, Nicolas and Carla, who were hosts, took a walk to meet the people. As expected, all the professional photographers were in the front line, but at the end they come up close to where I stood.
Concerts, for free, are given all over the city. Last year I made the tour to the more frequented places where the most renowned artists were performing and where most people go (see post). This year I decided to stay around the area where I live. However, early afternoon I passed in front of the home of our President, the Elysée Palace; and I realised that there was music inside, in the inner court, and that public was let in, exceptionally. When I arrived, the “Garde Républicain” just finished their part and some soft piano music took over. To my additional surprise, Nicolas and Carla, who were hosts, took a walk to meet the people. As expected, all the professional photographers were in the front line, but at the end they come up close to where I stood.
Later in the afternoon and until 3 Sunday morning I was back to “Batignolles” where I live. The weather was perfect, there were concerts all over, the streets and the cafés were jammed.
Normally, I will be back with a post Wednesday!
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Waaaaah, Peter le paparazzi nous livre des photos de Sarko et Carlo. Bravo !
Et en plus je suis la première à te féliciter, je suis très fière !
Fête de la musique aussi dans le sud, mais très très chaud. Presque un peu trop, mais on ne va pas se plaindre de l'été !
.... tiens, je l'ai nommée Carlo au lieu de Carla. Je n'ai pas fait exprès mais c'est marrrant. Sarko et Carlo sont dans un bateau. Qui tombe à l'eau ?
En tout cas, bravo de ton initiative de passer devant l'Elysée. Tu as dû attendre longtemps pour passer à la fouille ?
Et tout cela par hasard!!!
Je vois que tu as preferé couper le front de Madame la Presidente...
...pour te concentrer sur le collier...
Ah non...il n'y a pas de collier!!!!!
A mercredi Monsieur Paparazzi
Yes, that's right, we're celebrating the festival as well, but it's not so popular here in China,just celebrated among few young people in those night bars.
I really didn't know it's originated in France.
Yes, in India even kids were doing their bits.
WOW !You met the president and the first lady. She's lovely.
But I must admit that the rest of your photos makes me envy you more. It seems to have been a real feast all over town.
beaux montages sur la fête de la musique à Paris (et beau zoom sur madame Sarkozy, cela nous change de madame Chirac ;o) ). Ce qui est bien dans la fête de la musique à Paris, c'est le cote village de chaque petit quartier (chose que l'on a perdu a Evry, depuis que tout est regroupe sur la place principale). J'adore cette ambiance et cette fête.
hahaaa Peter you are a paparazzi, Sarko, Bruni...
This Music Day i been in home, here in Madrid was very hot for me.
Yes Summer it´s here to stay snif
Ah non pas eux, vraiment envahissant ce couple qui s'invite partout; à la une de Libé et à la une de Pater!
Ah Piteur, mais c'est pas possible. hier soir j'allume la téloche et voilà Sarko et Carla sur le tarmac en Israël et de grands blablas sur un Etat palestinien. Ils sont partout ces deux-là et ils m'agacent, aussi bien elle que lui. Voilà que j'arrive chez toi ce matin et ils sont de nouveau là! Bon alors je ne vais pas polémiquer plus ici. la fête de la musique, ouais c'est bien, je ne l'ai pas fêtée, j'étais tranquille à la montagne et c'est tout aussi bien. Non pas que je n'aime pas la fête, mais je crois que je préfère le calme. Alors voilà. Mais l'été est bien là et c'est bien pour le moral.
Bises
Ce blog, quel succès! Les célébrités se pressent pour y être vues!
Tu fais concurrence à Gala, People et tout le reste.
Salut! (Je ne fais que passer en vitesse)
Wow !
I am impressed.
Thanks for your visit to my blog this morning. I hope you enjoyed my post today.
I enjoyed reading your blog post for today and I thought the photography was good too. I don't think I have ever seen a country's president on a blog when the photo was taken by the blog owner. Nice work, Peter.
And I wanted you to know I was here. Kind of like "Kilroy" was here...remember those drawings everyone used to make?
Qu'elle chance tu as eu , car je les aime bien ce couple de modernes présidents! mais tu fréquentes les beaux endroits, moi je ne suis allée qu'à la maison de retraite, j'ai dansé un peu avec quelques pensionnaires, puis l'orchestre s'est mis à faire du rap ! sauve qui peu....
Par contre hier je suis allée dans une ferme cidrerie, mais j'avais oublié mon appareil photos, il y avait des vieilles voitures, plein de fermiers et paysans qui vendaient leurs produits, j'ai visité la distillerie de cidre et dégusté bien sûr, et des groupes folkloriques normands nous ont dansé leurs danses (que je ne connaissais pas)il y avait un tirage au sort et un mouton à gagner, hélas je n'ai gagné qu'une poignée de cartes postales très belles.
Mais ce n'est pas parce que je n'ai pas gagné le mouton, que tu ne dois pas venir, tu as peur de prendre le train ou tu n'aimes plus la Normandie?
Looks nice.
Here it's only raining and raining and raining and no music is heard.
whoa ... hahahaha .. very nice. happy music day to you :-)
Must be delighted to meet the President rite? Regardless who and enjoy your time.
Oh, that's great for a blogger to be able to take some photos of the president. Well done, Peter.
Toi aussi Peter tu nous fait du bling-bling maintenant ?
Bonjour Peter!
I've been away on an adventure in England for the past 3 weeks, so I haven't been able to read your blog. But now I have some time... because it's raining outside and I don't want to go out to get wet, so I am r4eading all the blogs I have missed.
I enjoyed the photos of Paloma and Mattias' concert, what wonderful artists are in their school. I loved the pictures!
Wow! Great photo reportage, Peter! Well done! Sounds you had a nice time!
Woow, what a special day!
And your job is perfect! Your photos showed this splendor and atmosphere.
Best to you Peter!
Woow, what a special day!
And your job is perfect! Your photos showed this splendor and atmosphere.
Best to you Peter!
Ahhhh....the Carla Effect. Even NYTimes did an article about her this weekend. She is probably one of the most beautiful women in the world. And a smart one too.
I remember Carla Bruni when she was just a model walking the runways for YSL and Chanel.
pitié pas eux, même ici ils sont là !
quels pots de colle tout de même...heureusement que la fête de la musique se passe partout ailleurs....
nathalie:
Je suis rentré très facilement et très rapidment! Il y avait du monde, mais pas trop!
marie-noyale:
Je n'ai pas visé exprès; j'étais un peu bousculé ! :-)
chanin:
Maybe some more music next year then!
cuckoo:
Nice to that it's spreading!
bettina:
It was a nice - and long - day in perfect weather!
olivier:
J'adore aussi (l'ambiance, la fête...)!
matritensis:
... and in the summer "infierno"! :-)
lasiate:
Désolé! :-)
delfootium!
Le moral, c'est important!
alice:
Après ça, qui cas passer?
hpy:
Atention; il faut aller doucement!
abraham (alias "kilroy"):
I'm not a 100% fan of Nicolas, but he's in front of your objective...
lyliane:
J'arrive bientôt!
susupetal:
No Finnish tango to be heard?
azer:
Thanks!
noushy:
As you say "regardless who", yes it doesn't happen every day!
april:
Thanks! You need a bit of luck also!
lain:
Bling bling!!
ex-shammickite:
So that's where you were! Nice to see you back!
sonia:
Thanks!
krystyna:
Yes special indeed! Do you have this music festival around also? Did your son play somewhere?
ming:
She's definitely smart!
catherine:
Désolé; je ne pouvais pas résister!
Way to go Peter very nice shots indeed and I've read of late the French President is meeting people at the ground huh?
Je suis en retard mais j'arrive ! Quelle bonne idée une fête de la Musique à l'Elysée ! Cela doit être une première ! T'en as de la chance quand même !
hey peter like you music selection and the woman' cb' how is it possible that ugly man (just kidding) have pretty ladies... haha
Like your blog as always peter, are you also watching EK footbal? I do...
Thanks for your always faithfull visits, even when I'm not able to visit many (like YOU)blogs in return, but I do that now...
thanks and see you:0 JoAnn
Interesting images, Peter. Where is WESTLIFE?????
shionge:
French presidents always did, more or less!
claude:
Oui, c'était la première fois!
joann:
NS must have some hidden qualities!?
ash:
I looked for them; they were not in my street! Maybe in Cardiff? :-)
Quel reporter de choc, ce Peter !!
La fête a été un succès apparemment vu le nombre de commentaires sous ce message. J'y fais donc juste un saur et en retard.
L'autre jour, j'ai lu, Peter et Alain, dans "Le Parisien" que "Bling bling" avait été refusé cette année dans le Petit Robert
A plus tard pour me promener sur le front de Seine (j'y suis déjà allée avec toi en vrai d'ailleurs)
Je te recommande le dessin de LL de Mars publié en 1997 sur un personnage insupportable et un top model.
A voir sur
www.deslilas.com
Il semble y avoir encore quelques supporters résiduels de ce triste sire.
cergie:
A tout à l'heure!
deslilas:
Content de te retrouver ici. Je vais aller te "voir" aussi!
peter,
about NS; right hidden Q for sure, we'LL never find out!
Congratulations, Mr. Paparazzi! Not too many have photos of that couple on their hard drive. :D
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