Maddy's Paris

The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. Napoleon commissioned it after the Austerlitz battle in 1806. Construction started in 1806 and was finished in 1836. The Arc de Triomphe is found on Place Charles de Gualle at the end of Champ d'Elysee. The Arc is 50 meters tall and 45 meters wide. Under the arc there are carved names of the generals who were involved in the wars France fought.  (Sorry dad makes us do research on where we go and what we visit.)   Unfortunately we didn't know that you could go inside the arc. 

Posing for Rodin

One of my favorite parts of our visit to Paris was the Eiffel Tower. We climbed 680 steps (I know my sister already said the same thing) all the way to the second level lookout. Finally we reached the second level. How beautiful the city looked from such a high view and we could see everything, Le Louvre, The Arc de Triomphe, Invalides Dome, and lots of other buildings. Did you know the Eiffel Tower sparkles every 10 minutes at the beginning of each hour as soon as it gets dark. 

Goddess of Beauty?  Ya Right!

Another part of Paris I enjoyed was Le Louvre, one of the most famous museums in the world. At the Louvre we saw the Mona Lisa. I know its one of the most famous paintings in the world but I don't even know what the big deal about it was, people say it's by this Da Vinci guy like who the heck is he and why is he so famous? My favorite part of the museum was the Venus di Milo. I learned that the Venus di Milo was found by a farmer in his field and they don't know who sculpted it but they think it's a sculpture of the Greek goddess of love and beauty. 

One thing I didn't enjoy about Paris was the rain. 

Maddy