Bastille Day

There was a tricolore, a decorated smoked salmon quiche, a lemon and coconut cake, a dark chocolate cake, lots of other great food, frisbee, football and, of course, French people.

Amazingly, we were still outdone by the woman near us who was building a love shack, complete with tinsel, pink heart-shaped balloons and a love couch with furry cushions. It transpired that she was organizing a hen party, which was a great disappointment after we'd concocted all manner of stories about how she was waiting to propose to her fiancé (there was a love couch - how could he possibly say no??), or how she was waiting for men to come by and propose to her, or how she was just a raving lunatic.

Le pique-nique

Quiche

Vive la République!

See also: Bastille France French food London picnic