Paris, Two Ladies

Nothing much in this photo, except two beautiful ladies sitting just inside a restaurant on the Champs Elysées, in Paris..

From the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysées continues past both the Grand and the Petit Palais, through the Rond–Point, and on to the Arc–de–Triomphe and the Place Charles–de–Gaulle.

Le Petit Palais des Champs Elysées (Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris) and the Le Grand Palais des Champs Elysées (the home of annual exhibitions and shows) were built for de l’Exposition de 1900 (World’s Fair, 1900). Nearly sixty-five years ago I paid $10 for a brass baritone horn with a fancy engraved “ribbon-like” label that says “Univirselle Exposition, de Paris, 1900.” It was made for the French Army by “COUESNON & Cie” in Chateau-Thierry. I bought it to play in the high school band, but by now it may be a collectible.

Champs Elysées is cleared of all cars, so that great crowds of people can cheer great crowds of marchers and many bike riders, to celebrate important holidays. Hundreds of thousands, or even a million people will line Champs Elysées and nearby streets to celebrate July 14, Bastille Day, November 11, Armistice Day, and the finish of the Tour d’ France (a famous bike race).

The Champs Elysées is lined with airline offices, cinemas, auto dealers, stores, restaurants, cafés, and little shopping arcades of interest. This is a great place for window shopping, strolling, and people watching.

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