July 6 Paris

Arc de Triomphe IMG 3929 1  Side view of le Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Triumphal Arch of the Star) in Paris which stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The monument honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. IMG 3935 copy IMG 3944 copy IMG 3943 1
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IMG 3964 copy Paris  Thr loop from the apartment at Levailois-Perret. A bicycle is a very good way to get around in Paris.  Apart from Butte Montmartre topped by the Basilica the Sacred Heart the terrain is essentially flat.