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People of Paris #9… Wonder Hero?

People of Paris #9 spot goes to this costumed Spiderman wonder hero all bundled up and sitting with his donation cup in hand, mostly appearing to sleep.  Busy night of fighting crime?

Located in the Montmartre section of Paris, France.

 

People of Paris #7

The bell ringer signals the closing of  Montmartre Cemetery (Cimetiere Montmartre) which  was first opened in 1825.

The Paris cemetery was developed in the old lime quarries situated at the foot of the Butte Montmartre, spanned by the Pont Caulaincourt, a metal bridge built in 1888.  Several steps lead you down to the cemetery and the stairway smells strongly of urine (as does the metro stairways) so it apparently serves multiple purposes.

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People of Paris #4… Caricature + GoPro

GoPro video of your own caricature…

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Image by Joyce Meyer

Because you can never have enough pictures of yourself, right?

Artists’ Market in the Montmartre district. Place du Tertre is where the legends of 20th century art used to roam. Now it’s filled with watercolors, portrait sketchers and caricaturists.…