Fortunately, the reservation windows mentioned which windows were being served by English speaking representatives. Our plans hit the first roadblock when we were told that the
nightly services to Rome (which was out next destination) from Paris passes through Switzerland as a result of which we could not be allotted reservations on the service. This, due, to the fact that Schenghen visas do not cover the Swiss state. This left us with the only option of using the day service to Rome, reaching a night earlier in Rome. Dreams of smart economy by nightly transits vapourizing... With the reservations for the next morning done, we left for our continued exploration of Paris. Onto L'Arc de Triomphe..
Arc de Triomphe is a memorial for the unknown soldier in lines with the India Gate in Delhi. Besides being remarkable in its architecture, it also forms one end of the famed Champs Elysées. The avenue is one of the landmarks of Paris and is lined with cafés, theatres and designer labels showing off their wares for mortals practicing window shopping. The other end of the Champs Elysées is marked by Place de la Concorde, which eventually gives way to some other famed Dan Browned landmarks.
Our spirited walk down the famed avenue was short lived with tidbits of window shopping thrown in, including a choicy Renault showroom and a ripoff Adidas sports-zone. Partly down the avenue, practicality got the better of us and we decided to do something more fruitful than walking the walk. Onto the metro 500 metres away to make our way to the metallic Eiffel Tower that was rising just to the south, across the Seine.
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