<< First Day in Paris
With an apartment just one block off of the Champs-Élysées, that was our first destination after our refreshing nap on Saturday afternoon. We wandered up it in the direction of the Arc de Triomphe, soaking up the atmosphere, and window-shopping as we went. I think my favorite stores were the car shops. If they displayed vehicles like that in Canada, I am sure that more women would buy cars!Which of course, may not actually be a good thing...
Even on a Saturday afternoon in September, there was plenty of people-watching to be done. It is quite amusing to me to see how some people are willing to act. One poor balloon vendor was innocently selling her wares when all of a sudden the group of people watching her dropped with a shout and started doing push-ups on the sidewalk all around her. She was quite startled, and slightly embarrassed, to say the least.
After spending some time appreciating the Arc de Triomphe, we wandered back down the avenue to our apartment, snickering at the people lining up to get into the Louis Vuitton store, and stopping for meringues at Ladurée, one of the best known pâtisseries in Paris.
And yes, we lined up to get in...
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