Yesterday I heard sirens coming down the avenue where we live.  When I looked out of the window, I saw a convoy of police vans and a bus containing officers on their way to the Day of Anger protest.  The current president of France, Hollande, is considered the most unpopular president in the country's history.  Over 200 protesters were arrested.



All of this was a reminder that the apartment here just above the metro stop for the Ecole Militaire is a prime spot to watch protests in Paris.  In the fall  of 2007 we got to watch the huge intersection here clogged with taxicabs and drivers for several hours.  The intersection is one where more than four roads converge.