Paris is a beautiful city. But like any major city these days, it is also one that is filled with beaucoup de cars. So it was no small endeavor to cordon off a large chunk of central Paris to vehicles today from the hours of 11am--6pm. It was an effort proposed by a group of citizens last year to the Mayor of Paris (Anne Hildalgo), and was approved earlier this year to take place today. In December, a huge climate conference will be held here in Paris - COP21 - so there are quite a few awareness-raising events like this happening around the city in the lead up to that important event. Michael and I took advantage of the absolutely beautiful fall weather to check out the Champs-Élysées without cars and busses racing down the street. It turns out, so did a lot of other people - so instead of being filled with cars, the streets were instead filled with humans and bicycles. There was of course the occasional taxi or police car that made it through the perimeter barrier, as one cannot expect a city like Paris to shut down entirely - but it was still a pretty awesome experience to see the thoroughfares of Paris open only to the people making their way on their own two feet.
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