And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Baron Haussmann was building an artillery fire base to suppress urban riots, but disguised it with a triumphal arch. A battalion of 12 pounder muzzle loaders aimed down this avenues could dominate an entire fauborge.
What a great perspective. Just a few years ago you would need to hire a plane or helicopter with a good camera to be able to get this shot. Now, any kid with a $200 quad drone can take these snapshots.
Nice try, Napoleon, but the center of France is still calcutated from the spot in front of Notre Dame.
ReplyDeleteNo no no .....L ARC DE TRIOMPHE
ReplyDeleteel néné.;;;;;;;;
Please remember that most of the dents on Parisian cars are from American tourists who still think that zebra stripes gives them the right-of-way.
ReplyDeleteI stood on one of the corners and watched the cars for about 15 mins.... I don't know how they did it, but it worked.
ReplyDeleteL' Arc du Triomphe, surrounded by the Roundabout du Les Misérables.
ReplyDeletePeople 'round these parts can't manage a 4-way roundabout- they hit everything around them in a 12-way.
ReplyDeleteBaron Haussmann was building an artillery fire base to suppress urban riots, but disguised it with a triumphal arch. A battalion of 12 pounder muzzle loaders aimed down this avenues could dominate an entire fauborge.
ReplyDeleteOui'
ReplyDeletego up on top of it. it is a very cool view.
ReplyDeleteI drove that roundabout one time. White Knuckle time, but I did it. Not as scary as driving in Riyadh.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great perspective. Just a few years ago you would need to hire a plane or helicopter with a good camera to be able to get this shot. Now, any kid with a $200 quad drone can take these snapshots.
ReplyDeleteYes, been there, done that. No dents.
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