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Nicely done, words read well and pix look good. They capture the ambiance of street party and political protest that made for what has been widely described as a successful manifestation in Paris.
In the interests of full disclosure, I am one of those who made excuses and left early. I have now thawed out; also I had an evening engagement, a Burns Night Supper.
On an architectural point, I believe Baron Haussmann designed broad straight boulevards because they were handy for cavalry charges or a cannon ball to clear unwanted public gatherings which threatened the established order.
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