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There’s a riot goin’ on
Place Leclerc 24th July I don’t know. You turn your back for five minutes and all hell breaks loose. Last Saturday (July 24th), while we were still in Paris, about 700 people staged an anti-health pass demonstration in Place Leclerc, the main square in Poitiers. A few dozen demonstrators, taking advantage of a wedding that … Continue reading “There’s a riot goin’ on”
We’ll always have Paris…
Graffiti, Parc de Belleville One of the great joys of Paris is its compactness. The twenty arrondissements are effectively fenced in by the Boulevard Périphérique, and one can walk from Porte de Clignancourt in the north to Porte d’Italie in the south, just over 6 miles, in a couple of hours. Going from the edge … Continue reading “We’ll always have Paris…”
Getting the needle
Anti health pass demo in Poitiers, Saturday 17th July As I write this, just three hours after saying that they would not do so, the UK Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer have announced that they are self-isolating, having been in contact with the Minister of Health, who has tested positive for the … Continue reading “Getting the needle”
