Oh, wow, those do look ominous!! I could identify the first one, too, but not the last one??? Not exactly what you want to see on the streets, but somehow no surprise these days, unfortunately! Hope you've had a good weekend and wishing you a great start to your new week, Genie!
I was hoping that perhaps Jack/Bob/birdman or Lowell would know what these are Genie, where are they when you need them haha! Surely they can't be some sort of missiles (unarmed of course!)
Great shots, Genie! Even when I lived there, I never saw the parade on the 14th—was probably sleeping in after the firemen's balls the night before. :~}
Diane, I am glad to hear that you finished the day with "dry" fireworks... I am sure that there was music as well.
Oakland, the military parade is quite impressive. The uniforms are more spectacular than any I have seen in the US. Some of them look like they were taken from the set of a movie.
dive, I am not sure if you really know or are just teasing. I originally thought that they were fuel tanks.
Richard, what a great sense of humor. I'll have a glass of wine with that... (Entre deux Mers Gravier?)
Rita, you would have been amazed at the display of equipment! I have never seen so many different vehicles and aircraft in one parade. There were about 30 white trucks and tanks, which I imagine were used to blend in with snow or sand... which?
I do recall thinking that I certainly hoped that all was quiet on the French "front" as absolutely every single vehicle and thousands of military personnel were marching on Champs Elysées. I do not think that they left anyone out!
Tomorrow's post moves back to more familiar Paris scenes.
Red, I am indeed fascinated to know that. One never knows when that type of information will come in handy. I truly had never seen anything like it although I am far from a military (French military) vehicle expert - hah!
Thanks for your comment - hope you will stop by again.
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Oh, wow, those do look ominous!! I could identify the first one, too, but not the last one??? Not exactly what you want to see on the streets, but somehow no surprise these days, unfortunately! Hope you've had a good weekend and wishing you a great start to your new week, Genie!
Hugs
Sylvia
Funny, but when I think of Bastille Day, I think of dancing in the streets. Not ominous military machines. Time to update my mental images.
:-)
Belle journée,
Pierre
Wow. Now that's something you don't see everyday. I can't imagine waking up to find up to find one of these outside my front door.
We had lots of 'wet' fun here at our little village finishing off with 'thankfully dry' fireworks. Have a great week Diane
Very strange. Almost look like some sort of storage tanks.
Quite unusual for the streets of Paris. I agree with Sylvia - quite ominous.
Sam
Finally, Paris liberated!!!
hmmm, in wonder what was up.
that is, "i" wonder what was up. but now i think maybe a way of observing bastille day?
Genie, They are powerful & foreboding & a strong reminder of a large aspect of history & civilization. Rita
Bonjour Genie!
Belles photos.
Un véhiculo enorme!
Léia
I was hoping that perhaps Jack/Bob/birdman or Lowell would know what these are Genie, where are they when you need them haha! Surely they can't be some sort of missiles (unarmed of course!)
WOW! Very scary! I doubt there was any celebrating on the day this was going on! :)
I think they should only parade things that were there during the real Quatorze!
Great shots, Genie! Even when I lived there, I never saw the parade on the 14th—was probably sleeping in after the firemen's balls the night before. :~}
Ooooo … fun! It's a mobile bridge, Genie. It drives into the water supported on its floats and extends its top parts to either bank.
Hopefully, they only let these out once a year on Bastille Day.
Belated happy Bastille Day :-)
Well that's unusual.
Diane, I am glad to hear that you finished the day with "dry" fireworks... I am sure that there was music as well.
Oakland, the military parade is quite impressive. The uniforms are more spectacular than any I have seen in the US. Some of them look like they were taken from the set of a movie.
dive, I am not sure if you really know or are just teasing. I originally thought that they were fuel tanks.
Richard, what a great sense of humor. I'll have a glass of wine with that... (Entre deux Mers Gravier?)
Rita, you would have been amazed at the display of equipment! I have never seen so many different vehicles and aircraft in one parade. There were about 30 white trucks and tanks, which I imagine were used to blend in with snow or sand... which?
I do recall thinking that I certainly hoped that all was quiet on the French "front" as absolutely every single vehicle and thousands of military personnel were marching on Champs Elysées. I do not think that they left anyone out!
Tomorrow's post moves back to more familiar Paris scenes.
Bises,
Genie
It's always strange to see such vehicles in the streets in our country nowadays..But i like to see the défilé anyway!
Not much love for this kind of vehicles. s long as it is only for parading, guess it's OK.
The second military vehicle is a mobile bridge vehicle (Engin de Franchissement de l'Avant). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know this ;)
Red, I am indeed fascinated to know that. One never knows when that type of information will come in handy. I truly had never seen anything like it although I am far from a military (French military) vehicle expert - hah!
Thanks for your comment - hope you will stop by again.
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