Paris - Friday

 

1. Champs Elysee
2. The Marais District
• Buskers
• Worlds best falafel - I had a meatball
• Quite a big Meringue
3. Pompadou centre from the outside and very big bubbles
4. Bye bye my American friends

 

 

Champs Elysee

This is a really wide and busy street that leads up to the Arc de Triomphe. I like to say this in a French accent. It is also the road where the Tour De France finishes each year. I also like to say "Tour De France" in a French accent.

THe Arc De Triomphe is there to honour all the soldeirs from Napoleon's time. It reminded me of the arch of Constantine and the arch of Titus which I saw in Rome just outside the forum.

Because of the ring road which is so busy, the only way to get to the Arc De Triomphe is to go via an underground pathway. We looked at the Arc but didnt go right up to it or touch it this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marais District

 

We took a subway to the Marais district.

There are often buskers on the trains or in the subway. Some are very good.. Today I gave some money to two musicians playing on our train - one was playing a saxaphone and the other a clarinet. They were playing Jazz music which made me feel kinda jumpy in a good way. Another passenger put up a rude finger though because he was trying to sleep.

I also saw a small orchestra playing in the subway. Dad made a little video of it

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe one day Grady and I will be buskers.

 

 

 

Yeah man - check it

 

 

 

 

At the Marais district we ate at a place that served the most famous falafels in the world. I'm not going to say I didnt get one, but then again, I'm not going to say I did. Everyone who did get one, said they were delicious - especially Emily and my dad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walking past a bakery we saw a VERY BIG Meringue.

 

 

 

Meringue in the Marais

 

 

 

Pompidou Centre

We walked to the George Pompidou Centre which is the Museum of modern art. Its sort of inside out with all the plumbing and pipes on the outside. Also the elevators are on the outside. It's not a grey dull building - it has lots of colours like red and green and blue

 

 

 

 

 

Outside is a small pond with some colourful sculptures. We sat a while then watched a busker making huge bubbles - bigger than me, Grady, Zoe and Tilda put together.

 

 

 

I recognize these guys from somewhere

 

 

 

Bye bye American friends

I am going to miss our friends who leave early tomorrow morning to fly back to Virginia. Hopefully we will see them again soon.