PARIS STREET SCENES. My last blog on my trip to Paris. The Monday after Easter was a national holiday in Paris, and I enjoyed a morning walk that was relatively quiet.

I'm sure you've read/seen about the new little "Smart Cars," so here is one, with a mini car in the right of the picture.
I walked to the Arc of Triumph, but chose not to pay the 9 Euro to go to the top. The Arc was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 but not completed until 1836, as a monument to honor those who fought for France. There are 12 major avenues that converge at its roundabout- the "Place de l'Etoile" which is legendary for its traffic accidents - in fact no insurance company will insure vehicles that travel around it!

Then I walked down the Champs d'Elysee towards the Obelisk, which was a gift to France from Egypt. It took three years to transport it from the banks of the Nile and was erected in Paris in 1939.