Sunday, October 19, 2008

Fall in the City Part Deux

More random Fall photos from around Paris. These are from last weekend, when Kate and Trinh visited us in Paris, and this weekend.

Lora, Junior, Kate, and Trinh on the VĂ©lib. They call her Argyle on Wheels ...







































































Ah, the newlywed smile ...



















Another day, another protest in Paris. This one was a HUGE march by various unions in the education sector. Evidently, they were protesting job cuts and other assorted government policies. The advance estimates were expecting around 80,000 protesters but having cycled through the thing, I estimate that turned out to be low: there were easily 100,000 protesters. Lolly and I wondered what would inspire that size protest in the U.S. -- we couldn't come up with anything.

Down by the river ...











































Marching past the Sorbonne ...

4 comments:

Unknown said...

kate looks a little disturbed that you're taking this picture. but mom and twig look very cheery and cozy!

JBlog said...

I'm surprised they weren't protesting about the combined threat of beet weevils and Wilson Farms.

Craig Bob said...

I just don't know my agricultural references as well as I should. What is Wilson Farms?

V - Ever since Kate became an international woman of mystery, she's wary of photos. I think she might be a spy.

JBlog said...

Wilson Farms -- major threat to Schrute Farms.

Know your "The Office" references.