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Arc de Triomphe west of the Louvre
Love the snow sheen
The Jardin des Tuileries
flanked by many sculptures decorating the garden
aka the Tuileries Garden
a frozen pond!
complete with ducks!
pond's frozen dead center!
talking about walking on water!
It's a garden boulevard linking sections of the city
walk walk walk!
The Ferris wheel at the end of the Tuileries
It's so small!
Water fountain squirty thingies
Sculptures by the exit
onward ferris wheel!
Which is actually not much of a gate!
Horses by the gate
game stores by the wheel
Photogenic!
The Hotel Be La Marine
By the Place de la Concorde
The Obelisk of Luxor
aka L'Obelisque!
2 big stuff one photo!
Lets move on!
Food stalls by the Allae Marcel Proust
Xmas carnival style!
Close up of the palace the entrance and roof
The Grand Palais
The Le tombeau de Napoleon past the Esplanade des Invalides on the far left
Sunset!
Lets carry on west!
The shopping avenue part of...
complete with street performers
Few of the many posh shopping arcades
Deckout out!
Not to mention a splurger's haven
The des Champs Elysees
shop shop shop!
The place's packed
Our uphill climb ends and...
I spy with my little eye...
Inaugurated in 1836
So is vehicular traffic
it's one of the most famous monuments in Paris
a sight to behold at least
The Arc de Triomphe!
Underground access under the Charles de Gaulle
The arc spots a Neoclassical version...