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Pont Neuf Bridge looks very pristine in early morning

After unpacking we came down for a walk. It was already dark outside. So, we didn't go far and back to hotel seeing Notredame Cathedral and Pont Neuf Bridge. It's probably the oldest bridge in Paris. There is a bronze statue of King Henry IV riding a horse, who named the bridge, locates at the center of the bridge on the square du Vert-Galant.

Paris at night

Notredame Cathedral

Next day we went Louvre following our plan. [I have another post regarding it] It took all morning and a lot of walking. It was really amazing to see too many tourists even in this off season! At about 3.00 pm we came out from the museum. We were looking for something to eat. Next to the museum there is a large garden, it's the Jardin des Tuileries. It connects the Louvre with the Place de la Concorde. We began the long-winded walk through the garden and finally came upon a solution for lunch. It was a small shop in the open place, not stuffed with enjoyable items. However, we settled for a small snacks, which we ate at outdoor sitting on stairs.

Lots of visitors in Louvre

I already felt tired walking inside Louvre and on the long path of Tuileries. So, got on a bus for Eiffle. Paris buses are nice and modern but tickets are not valid for 1.30 hours that we got in Canada and Sweden. Each ticket admids only once ride. Bus left us near Eiffle. Although Eiffle is visible even from a far distance, to get a closer look you can go at the base of the tower and can ride up to the top to get a panoromic view of Paris. After we reached the Eiffle first watched it from the base. Then had a long walk to get other side crossing the Seine river for pictures. Actually I couldn't enjoy much, my weary legs were killing me. Left is the picture of Concord.

We saw a cart while waiting for bus near Eiffle

We ended up for that day visiting Jardin des Luxemburg. It's a garden with huge area, a pond, fountains, statues of French queens, but nothing much interesting. Later on thought it would have been better if we hadn't gone there. There were more important sites than it and we were short of time.

Jardin des Luxemburg

Our plan was to spend the last day in Disney land. But later thinking of my exhausted feet decided to stay and enjoy the nearby attractions. Next morning we again passed some time outside Louvre. It was really a lovely place, people sitting in the sun lazily, kids running around the pyramids, seagulls swimming in water.

We headed Arc of Triomph in the afternoon. The road was nice, series of trees of same category and same form made it prettier as you see below. We thought we could reach the Arc on foot as it was looking nearer. But after few mins walk we realized it was not that close at all. Continuing on our walk through the street, we made a wonderful discovery. We found some fabulous perfume stores stocking wide range of exccellent perfumes. I am a huge fan of Paris perfumes especilly Dior and Amor Amor are my favorite.

A beautiful shot of 'Avenue des Chames Eylesses' and Arc from far away

Arc of Triomph

After the arc we approched our hotel from a different side than we did previously. We found a shopping street that contains lots of brand boutique stores like Boss, Gucci, Armani, Dior, Channel with fashionable and expensive clothes and gifts. I stunned to find a fashion bag at 1500 euros, a pair of shoes 1200 euros, quite expensive.

A nice resturant

Shopping street with expensive stores