Looking down the Champs-Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe stands at the centre of 12 radiating avenues. (adapted from: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/commissioned-by-napoleon-the-arc-de-triomphe-took-30-years-to-complete-long-after-the-emperors-defeat/news-story/9436a6be89acf58d49a6f183769fc7e4)
Refer to below links for more France October trip blogs:
1. Executive Summary: Ongoing
2. Day 1 (Montmartre) : Day 1 (Montmartre)
2. Day 1 (Montmartre) : Day 1 (Montmartre)
3. Day 1 (Montparnasse Tower): Day 1 (Montparnasse Tower)
4. Day 1 (Seine River Cruise): Day 1 (Seine River Cruise)
5. Day 2 (Eiffel Tower/Place du Trocadero/Carousel) : Day 2 (Eiffel Tower/Place du Trocadero/Carousel)
More blogs ongoing
Itinerary Summary:
Day 2: Eiffel Tower/Place du Trocadero/Carousel & Champs-Élysées/Arc de Triomphe & Louvre Museum
💜 Sightseeing (Eiffel Tower/Place du Trocadero/Carousel) : Refer LINK
💜 Sightseeing (Champs-Élysées/Arc de Triomphe) : Refer below blog
💜 Sightseeing (Louvre Museum) : Ongoing
It was our 2nd day in France and we were still in Paris, the famous city of romance and love in the world! 💖It was our last day to explore the Paris city, afterwards we will be heading to the outskirts of Paris and exploring some beautiful places in France (excited face 😁😎)! Since it was our last day in Paris, we managed to visit some famous monuments and landmarks in the Paris city, such as Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées & Louvre Museum. We started our day by exploring the beautiful Eiffel Tower and took some photos there, and then heading to the most famous shopping street in the world called Champs-Élysées, afterwards we moved on to the most visited museum in the world called Louvre Museum when it was about time (notes: we had booked the tickets beforehand). Louvre museum was so spacious that it took us few hours to just 'simply' exploring it 😏😩! We ended the night with some beautiful light show of Eiffel Tower. That's it for the day well spent in this lovely Paris city. 💜
Champs-Élysées/Arc de Triomphe
Average Time Spent: 2 hours (will be more or less depends on your shopping time)
Highlights: Iconic Paris landmarks, most famous shopping street in the world, most beautiful avenue in the world
Suits: Sightseeing lovers, Shopping lovers
Personal Star Rating: ★★★ (Worth to Visit)
Highlights: Iconic Paris landmarks, most famous shopping street in the world, most beautiful avenue in the world
Suits: Sightseeing lovers, Shopping lovers
Personal Star Rating: ★★★ (Worth to Visit)
Champs-Élysées
- A 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide avenue located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Famous for luxury shopping street in the world
- Widely known as the most beautiful avenue in the world
- Champs-Élysées connects Place de la Concorde and Arc de Triomphe
- Built on 1640 where the spacious space had been cleared and made way to plant a line of trees, which later turned into an avenue
- Champs-Élysées translates to “Elysian Fields” from the Greek mythology, meaning resting place of Greek gods and dead heroes, similar to the Christian paradise
Arc de Triomphe
- Located at Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly named Place de l'Étoile), due to the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues
- Built on 1806 to celebrate the great victory of French armies under Napoleon, who commissioned the construction of this triumphal arch, after the victory in the Battle of Austerlitz (1805)
- Took 30 years to complete the Arc, as constructions had been stopped for few years in the middle, and opened to public on 1836
- The arch is 164 feet (50 metres) high and 148 feet (45 metres) wide, 2nd largest Arch today in the world
- The base of the Arc houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a tribute to the brave one during World War.
👉Some of the world renowned brands can be seen here in Champs-Élysées (Scream girls!!😂😆🛒):
Louis Vuitton, Dior, Hugo Boss, Chanel, Kenzo, Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic, Levi's, Manoush, la marque de maquillage MAC, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Guerlain, Hermès, Swarovski, IKKS, Levi’s, Éric Bompard, Emilio Pucci, Dior Homme, Celine, Gucci, Chanel, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, Emanuel Ungaro, Valentino, Malo, Marni, Nina Ricci, Montaigne Market, Chloé, Paul & Joe, Blumarine, Roberto Cavalli… Atelier Renault, Les Rendez-vous Toyota, C42 Citroën, Motor Village (Fiat), Fnac, The Disney Store, Nespresso, Adidas Performance Store, Art Curial, Drouot Montaigne, H&M, Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie & Fitch, Le Royal Éclaireur, Banana Republic, Nike, Giorgio Armani, Manoush, Dolce & Gabbana, Gianni Versace, le Drugstore Publicis...
👉 There are many Parisian's cafe and restaurants in Champs-Élysées, why not find a nice cafe, sit down and relax for few hours! You can enjoy Paris life just like Emily too! (I am referring to the famous "Emily in Paris" english drama 👏😃)
👉 From Arc de Triomphe, you can enjoy beautiful panoramic view of Paris city from the rooftop of Arc, since you are directly at the center of the Étoile (star) roundabout in unison with a magnificent view of the 12 Parisian avenues.
👉 Official Website for Arc de Triomphe: Link (Recommended to make reservation for skip the line rooftop tickets)
👉 Price/pax (refer website above for latest update) for Arc de Triomphe: Euro 13 (as of 2021)
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| Arc de Triomphe 凯旋门 |
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| Spotted Big Bus Paris here! 看到了旅游大巴！ |
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| Queue for photo taking in front of Arc de Triomphe 要排队才能在拱门前面拍照 |
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| My turn for photo 终于到我啦 |
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| Two straight lines of trees in Champs-Élysées, with two sides being the shops for the world most renowned brands 在香榭大道种满了两排树，树后面都是世界知名品牌的店 |
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| Walking around the streets to find some restaurants for lunch 在香榭的街道走走逛逛找东西吃 |
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| Passed by beautiful florist shop in Paris, just like the movie "Emily in Paris". Guess it is normal for Parisians to buy flowers in their daily lives? 路中经过了一件美丽的花店，好像是电影 "Emily in Paris"，女主去了花店买花。 不知道这是不是巴黎人们每天都会做的事情呢？ |
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| Time for lunch! Grilled chicken thigh with french fries! 吃午餐啦！烤鸡腿和炸薯条🍟！ |
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| Dessert after our lunch, can't resist temptation of chocolate banana crepe! It tasted amazing in Paris, I bet it was because the good mood from holidays! 午餐后的甜点，很难抵挡巧克力香蕉可丽饼的诱惑啊！ 是因为旅游♥情好吗，我觉得好吃！ |
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| Walking to Notre Dame and spotted another couple taking pre-wedding photoshoot. Paris is really one of the top choices for bride and groom for romantic photoshooting! 走路去巴黎圣母院，看到了有一对情侣拍着婚纱照。 巴黎的确是数一数二让🤵👰们拍婚纱照的浪漫国家吧！ |
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| Famous cafe scene that always appear in pre wedding photoshoot. The weather was quite chilly on November, I guess the bride must be very cold at the moment.. But it would be worthwhile for some beautiful photos right? 😜 每次拍婚纱照都少不了咖啡厅的情景。11月份的天气蛮冷的， 想说👰子肯定冷坏了。。为了美照冲呀👏 |
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| Notre Dame was under reconstruction, due to the fire that was set on April 2019, we were unable to view the beautiful structure of Notre Dame. The reconstruction is expected to complete in Summer of 2024. 巴黎圣母院在维修重整中，2019年4月份的一场大火烧坏了这美丽的建筑物， 让我们没有机会目睹它的美。维修预计会到2024年的夏天。 |
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| Famous bakery shop named as La Maison d’Isabelle, their signature croissant won the title of 2018 Best Croissant in Paris! Every year Paris holds the competition to award top prizes to the best pastry chefs and croissant competition in Paris has been fierce. This shop stood out on the year of 2018 and won the champion title! So I must try it out during our trip to Paris! 著名的当地烘培店，名字是La Maison d’Isabelle。他们家的可颂🥐得到了2018年巴黎市最好吃的可颂的头衔，实属一大荣耀！每年巴黎人都会举办比赛来评估烘培师的厨艺。巴黎人都少不了吃可颂，所以每年的可颂大赛都竞争激烈。这家店的烘培师在2018年的比赛中脱颖而出，得到了第一名的荣耀成绩！所以来到了巴黎怎么能不趁机尝尝呢！ |
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| Flakiness and chewiness of the croissant were really nice. In order to entitle themselves for the competition, they must use only specific high-quality butter bearing the Charentes-Poitou AOC label. Thus you can expect the delicious taste of croissant here! You will be spoilt for choices here as they have many varieties of breads here! 可颂好吃，外皮脆脆的，咬的口感刚刚好，也不会太干或太湿。要有资格参与这个🥐年度大赛，用的黄油还是要指定优质牌子的，这些牌子的黄油都要有Charentes-Poitou AOC标志 才可以呢！所以这里吃到的🥐肯定好吃啦！ 不知🥐，这里也有很多类型的面包，看到你眼花缭乱！ |
👉 How to Reach:
- Metro: Line 1, stop at Charles de Gaulle - Étoile
- Bus: 22, 28, 30, 31, 32, 42, 52, 72, 73, 80, 84, 92, 93
👉 Tips:
- Remember to make reservation for Arc de Triomphe tour and come in early as you still need to queue with others at the same allocated timing
- Best to allocate one day at least to explore Champs-Élysées, to shop till you drop, and have a leisure walk around the area to slowly taste the Parisian's culture
Please enjoy the compilation of my Top Things to Do in Paris in Youtube, hope you guys enjoy and support me by subscribing, liking, and commenting! 💓😘
Refer to below links for more France October trip blogs:1. Executive Summary: Ongoing
2. Day 1 (Montmartre) : Day 1 (Montmartre)3. Day 1 (Montparnasse Tower): Day 1 (Montparnasse Tower)4. Day 1 (Seine River Cruise): Day 1 (Seine River Cruise)5. Day 2 (Eiffel Tower/Place du Trocadero/Carousel) : Day 2 (Eiffel Tower/Place du Trocadero/Carousel)
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👉 Date: 30/10/2019
