Iconic Paris

April 26, 2008 at 12:53 pm (Architecture, People, Places) (Eiffel Tower, Paris, photographs, Pictures)

Allen captured this moment as we walked a dog this morning. A man sits with his back to the Eiffel Tower, reading a book. The weather was perfect, as you can see.

This is what we think of when we think of Paris (or of Washington or other major cities): people living in the shadow of overwhelming national symbols.