Off the train from the airport and check  into another great tripadvisor.com find,  with a way cool balcony. Notice the domed church in the far distance?

That's the Saint Pierre de Montmartre... the Artists district.

 

 

 

 

 

 This is the Saint Pierre de Montmartre zoomed in from the same balcony location to about 380 mm

 

 

 

 

 

And here we have another zoom lens test on a typical traffic scene to check for sharpness and clarity, 200 mm

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 mm

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pompidou, a complex and expo for culture and art,  also houses  the Museum of Modern Art ...

about one of the more butt ugly architectural renderings ...

They had a viewing of Edvard Munch paintings going on but we were short of time.... he's the guy who painted the Scream...

 

 

 

 

Came across these guys with machine guns near the Pompidou ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uh oh..Packing FAMAS-G2's ... looks like that beats  my 72 mm Canon

 

 

 

 

 

Here's how the FedEx guy gets around...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's how your average day Pierre gets around...coin operated bicycle rental... pick up, drop off ...anywhere in the city

 

 

 

Next Page ....