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Parisians usher in the year of the Water Dragon, with traditional, ultra-colorful parades set to take the streets by storm in the Chinese parts of the city, or the Chinatown of Paris.





Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/5, 1/125sec, 14mm

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The French equivalent of AM General’s Humvee is the Renault Sherpa, a light 4x4 tactical military truck dedicated to projection and intervention units.
Concept Car Exhibition at Les Invalides, Paris, France.





Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/6.3, 1/125sec, 14mm

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Seine-Saint-Denis is a French department located in the Île-de-France region, to the northeast of Paris. In local slang, it is known as "quatre-vingt treize" (i.e. "ninety-three") or "neuf trois" (i.e. "nine three"), after the official administrative number of the department, 93.





Leica C-Lux 3
Leica DC Vario-Elmarit f/1:2.8-5.9/4.4-22 mm ASPH
ISO-100, F/2.8, 1/250sec, 4mm

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The Chinese and Asian community of the 13th district of Paris, known as Chinatown, are preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year that happens in a few days.





Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-400, F/3.2, 1/4sec, 14mm

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The kings of France were once crowned in Reims Cathedral. Along with the cathedrals of Chartres and Amiens, Reims is a member of the illustrious triad of "High Gothic" or "Classical" French cathedrals built in the 13th century.
Champagne-Ardenn, France.





Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/4, 1/60sec, 14mm

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Matsuri, Japanese Sushi-bar restaurant with rotating counter.
36, rue de Richelieu, Paris, 1st arrondissement, France.






Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-400, F/2.8, 1/20sec, 14mm

At the diner of the president Jean Gachassin.





Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/2.8, 1/30sec, 14mm

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The traditional "Diner of the President", given by Jean Gachassin, President of the French Federation of Tennis.





Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-1600, F/3.2, 1/40sec, 14mm

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