Saturday, May 03, 2008

Paris: Day One, Part 2

After leaving the Eiffel Tower, I wander towards the Champs-Elysees and spot a Hermes.
Oooh, look a sign announcing where I have arrived:The Arch of Triumph.

I decide to take the tour of the Arch and to get to the top you have to walk up these sprial stairs.
View from the top of the Arch.

Look, you can see the Louvre at the end of the Champs-Elysees.



The walk to the top on the sprial staircase almost kills me, it's 284 steps!

After I leave the Arch, I wander down the street checking out the shops

and low and behold, the Olympic torch goes by.

It was pretty cool! Then I see some flowers starting to bloom!