Paris Day 3

Day three.  Today we were supposed to go to Versaille (I think) but we ended up being cruely beaten by jet lag again.  So instead we took the subway to L'Arc de Triomph and and walked down to Les Champs-Élysées along the avenue there.  Oh, and did I mention it was freezing cold the whole time?  It was fun anyways. :)

L'Arc de Triomph is a spectacular building, standing 160 feet tall.  It has four large sculptures, two on the front and two on the back, and the top has a ring of high relief sculptures.  Under the arch there is a tomb of an unknown soldier with a fire burning above it.  That fire has been burning since 1920.  My brother and I were very tempted to try to put it out, being the idiots we are.  :-P  There is also an observation deck at the very top, after a stairway consisting of 284 steps.  Most of these were on the large spiral staircase in one of the legs of the arch.  The top provided a spectacular view of Paris; I wish I could go their at night when everything is lit up.  Sadly, there is a ban on tripods at the top of the arch, so that wouldn't be much photography-wise.

We walked down the avenue towards la Place de la Concord.  In the square there was an obelisk standing some twenty-six metres tall. It was the obelisk of Luxor, donated to France in 1830.  There were many other buildings in the area as well, all famous for something; i.e. from one the Crown Jewels had been stolen.  In la Place de la Concord we got lunch, consisting of hotdogs with ketchup and VERY strong mustard, and then crepes.  Crepes are awesome.  Period.

Pictures. Mostly of L'Arc de Triomphe.