We first went to the Arc de Triomphe, where we scaled 284 steps to the top and although that doesn't sound like a lot of steps, try telling that to Waverly.
At the top, we took in a 360 degree view of Paris, albeit under fog.
After we were done, the plan was the stroll down Champs-Élysées, then walk towards the Louvre, and catch whatever scenery on the way. A good idea on a warm spring, summer, or fall day, not such a good idea in the middle of December.
However, we persevered, and did our share of window shopping. And what woman's trip to Paris is complete without stopping by the mother ship, aka the Louis Vuitton flagship store. Notice the devilish grin on her face:
We eventually made it to the Louvre, where I was reminded numerous times by Waverly who the architect was that designed the glass pyramid (hint: he's Taiwanese).
With this being probably our 20th museum on the trip, we made a bee line to the famous pieces; Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and then basically killed time, not wanting to go back out into the bitter cold. Oh, and we also snuck in a one hour lap behind some statue.
It was eventually closing time at the museum, and I couldn't resist a night shot of the glass pyramid (who was that architect again Waverly?).
We roamed the streets for a bit and stumbled upon a nice place for dinner where Waverly got the Beef Tartar, which is a fancy word for uncooked hamburger. Good thing she asked for it seared instead of completely raw which is how it is normally served.
After dinner, we had one last stop in the cold, the Grande Arche at La Défense, the major business district of the city.
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First of all, the Louvre Pyramid was designed by the famous Chinese American architect, I.M. Pei, and he’s from Hong Kong. Oh please...
That nap in the courtyard of the Louvre was sweet. There was this white bench between to the Greek statues and trees. There was even a marble headrest for us to lean our sleepyheads on. Just what we needed after running from London to Paris for days. Too good to resist. But… I admit I’m a bit ashamed of it. After all, it is D Louvre…
Strolling down the Champs-Élysées was probably not a good idea in mid December… I could feel the wind chills piercing through my bones. But we were only in Paris for 4 days, we HAD TO walk down the Champs-Élysées no matter how cold it was.
Another thing about shops on the Champs-Élysées is that, I noticed that every Chinese girl I know who’s been to Paris took a picture in front of the LV flagship store! How funny.
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