Bastille Day

As a professional spectator and consummate event attendee, I look forward to numerous occasions on Windhoek’s cultural calendar.

The Namibian Annual Music Awards, as I continue to commune with the ancestors regarding its resurrection.

The one-time ‘night of the galleries’, an after-dark spree that sent us skittering through Windhoek’s streets in search of art, culture and room-temperature wine.

Then there’s Bastille Day, a garden party of fame and note held at the French ambassador’s house every 14 July.

While various events typically leave your mouth bone dry in between ‘The Odyssey’-length speeches and the wilting but appreciated sustenance, the French National Day flexes France’s art de vivre (art of living).