Grand Elysee

... modern 30 story building, but we didn't do it) In the other direction, toward the town center, you can see the Champs Elysee shopping district, the Egyptian Obelisk and in the distance, the Louve Museum.  We strolled down toward the Louve, and ...

... I left them in the hotel to sleep for a couple of hours. By the time we got going, we decided to just walk along the Champs Elysee and check out the sights around there.  But when we got out of the Metro, and it was pouring rain!  Luckily, the ...

... visibility was as far as the eye could see. We then headed to the Paseo de la Reforma (El D.F.'s version of the Champs Elysee) to the famous city landmark the Angel de Independencia and finally the trendy come touristy of late, Zona Rosa for some coffee ...

... too in the louvre, and kate had decided to meet us outside the wrong museum at 11am - we ended up bumping in to her on the champs elysee a few hours later. Meredith and I wandered in the musee d'orsay for a few hours - we sam all sorts of pre, post and ...

... I now realized I was in for a treat. I left the station and got my bearings and found that the hotel I had booked, the Grand Elysee, was only one block from the station.  A very nice surprise.  I entered the very opulent reception and I realized ...

... third and highest level is accessible only by elevator. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.Next we visited Champs Elysee and Arc du Triomphe.Champs Elysee is one of the most beautiful and expensive avenue in the world and flaunting all ...

... . We were very tired and so decided to have dinner at old Macdonald’s! It was the Macdonald’s on the Champs Elysee! The weather was bitterly cold, especially the chill factor from the wind, and we were very tired and so after ...

... . They even have a "Da Vinci Code" audio tour.  The Louvre also houses the apartments of Napoleon III with his grand dining hall, sitting studios and hardly modest bedroom.  Even with the impressive lineup of tenants, it is hard to decide which ...

... fellow tourists, and I’m glad that we not all heading to on particular location. Soon the gravel disappears and we are on the grand wide avenue that we have come to expect. Our 1st goal is to head to the McDonald’s on the Champs Élysée for ...

... were massive alongside the Champs Elysées. The Spaniards and Luxemburgers were occupying the same spot as last year, near the Grand Palais. In both cases, this year, they had reason to be proud, with the Spaniard Alberto Contador wearing the yellow ...

... bowls way too seriously.  That's about $3 we will never get back. After walking down B-dul Unirii, Romania's intended Champs Elysee, we landed at the excessive Palace of Parliament.  This was a strip of historic land which was flattened by ...

... was a hilarious sight. After getting back to Paris from Versailles, we explored Paris a little more. We walked down towards Champs Elysee, with a brief stop in the gardens beside the Louvre and at the monuments at the foot of the Champs Elysee. We window ...

... more majestic in person than in any picture or web image. We also saw The Arc d’ Triomphe and walked down the Champ D’ Elysee. On the Champ d’ Elysee, we saw the Disney store, Sephora, H&M, Zara, Mercedes Benz and some other stores. ...

... the Louvre).  Don’t close your eyes because quickly, coming up on your right, will be the Palais de l'Elysée (the Elysee Palace).  Once home to many a royalty is now home to the people (actually just the president lives here).  So ...

... the intersection of 12 streets, all named after French generals. Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon the Arc de Triomphe was to honor the Grand Armee of his empire. He wanted his army to march through the "arches of triumph" upon their return to Paris after ...

... latter we were comfortably full having immensely enjoyed our baguettes and particularly our tarts. We continued down the Champs Elysee eventually coming to the Grand and Petite Palaces. We turned right, towards the Seine, taking in the Palaces and also ...

... dul Unirii (Union Boulevard), leading to Piata Unirii (Union Square). This boulevard was intentionally one meter wider than Champs Elysee in Paris and originally named "Boulevard of the Victory of Socialism." It's another example of Ceaucescu's grandiose ...

... that it would be nice to take a stroll down the street near the museum which reminded me of Champs d´elysee in Paris. We were crossing the street when we got our first actual taste of the pickpocketing and thievery that our guidebooks have ...

... to head out to the Arc de Triomphe. We took the batobus again, and started walking up the street towards the Champs d’Elysee. There was a large crowd gathered around the front of the Grand Palais. We didn’t really know what was going on at ...