Last Wednesday, we were strolling along the Seine river in Paris when we saw three French soldiers patrolling the area. They took a brief moment to pose for a tourist. Their image below is my answer to this week’s Street Life Challlenge.
Quai de la Seine: Street Life
neihtn 
Is that why the military are present… Some countries do this every day, I hope it doesn’t happen here. Good the men to pose for the nice lady though!
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I thought their presence was connected the the visit of the Chinese No. 1, Xi Jinping, but people tell me soldiers have been patrolling the streets of Paris even before that.
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Wow! Amazing shot! Love it! 🙂 http://psychosomaticallyinlove.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/weekly-photo-challenge-street-life/
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Thanks!
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Great pic 🙂
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Thanks!
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Spring in Paris, how beautiful! Lovely street life photo, Neihtn!
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Thanks Amy. I have other photos of Paris that I will post in due time.
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Looking forward to seeing the beautiful Paris in spring 🙂
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It’s great, Hien ! – it humanises those men, who otherwise look fairly threatening. At least, that’s how my husband and I found them when we first saw them back in 1990 …
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One could see them quite often in Paris, patrolling the streets, perhaps because the Chinese president was in town. I don’t know if this was “normal” or not.
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