places to see in paris::To get there, you will need to take the metro to charles de gaulle etoile station places to see in paris

places to see in paris::To get there, you will need to take the metro to charles de gaulle etoile station.
When you come out, you will find yourself on the world famous champselysees.
Looking towards the arc de triomphe, you will find yourself amazed by two things.
Secondly, you will see the traffic going around it, and you will wonder how on earth do they manage to get so much traffic going around it without an accident.
Just as a little sidenote, there are twelve roads feeding into the roundabout going around the arc de triomphe it is quite literally like having traffic coming in from every point on a clock.
As you are contemplating the scene, you will slowly become aware of something peculiar that there are people in the middle of the roundabout, walking around the arc de triomphe itself.
All you have to do is to find the underground walkway from where you are.
Cross this road, and you will find a place that looks like another exit from the metro station.
This is the way to the underground walkway that will take you to the arc de triomphe.
At the other end of the walkway, you will find yourself underneath this huge towering arc.
Amongst them is the text of a speech made by de gaulle from england after the french government was driven into exile in world war 2.
You can look directly down each of the twelve roads leading up to the arc de triomphe and see how busy they are.
These are the buildings of la defense, a business district.
Some years ago, the french audiovisual musician jeanmichel jarre used these buildings as a backdrop for a free concert for parisiens.
This is also a unique view point for seeing the beautiful buildings that surround the arc de triomphe.