Paris 2014: part 2

 Day 2: Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and 'Love lock' bridge
On the second day of our trip we did a lot of walking and went to quite a few places around the city. First off we hopped on the train and went to the Champs Elysees. The Champs Elysees, incase you didn't know, is a very busy avenue in the heart of Paris bordered with an array of shops from the Disney store to Cartier.

Waiting for the train

On the walk from the train station to the Champs Elysees we took a small detour to see the Arc de Triomphe, a very popular sight to see when going to Paris. In order to get to the Arc de Triomphe you have to go underground to this incredible tunnel with information written on the walls which makes a great read. You can actually go inside the Arc de Triomphe however we were so excited to rush off to the Champs Elysees we gave it a miss and went on our way.

Arc de Triumph

When arriving on the extremely busy Champs Elysees street performers amongst the massive crowds of tourists coming in and out of the array of shops. We didn't really intend on shopping even though there was a vast amount of shops around us, we just wanted to walk around and take in our surroundings.

Champs Elysees

Champs Elysees street performer

Mercedes store

Next we visited the very famous 'Love-Lock' bridge and saw the thousands of locks with initials and dates across them from when others had visited. It was really sweet to see all the locks placed on with love from people from all across the world.

View from bridge

'Love Lock' Bridge

Thanks for reading

Heleena 

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