Bonjour tout le monde!
1/27/2016
This is the second walk I did for my French class,
but the fifth one in my book of walks. It was a little less exciting than the
first one, but wonderful nonetheless.
1. Palais de l’Elysée
|
||
|
|
This walk started at the statue of Charles de
Gaulle and we went toward the Palais de l’Elysée, France’s “White House” for
the president. This palace was beautiful. The sidewalk next to the Palais de
l’Elysée is not open to the public and it is very well-guarded.
2. U.S. Embassy
After a small walk while window-shopping at many
boutiques such as Yves Saint-Laurent and Chanel, I passed the U.S. Embassy. The
U.S. Embassy is also a very well guarded building.
3. Place de Concorde
Construction of Place de Concorde
began in 1575. This was the site of the guillotine and it was where many people
were killed such as Marie Antionette. In the center of the Place de Concorde
there is the Luxor Obelisk, a gift from Mohammed Ali to Charles X in 1829.
 |
| Place de Concorde |
 |
| The Obelisk (on the left) |
4. Musée de l’Orangerie
 |
| One of the Nymphéas paintings |
After the Place de Concorde I went inside the Musée
de l’Orangerie. It is here that the beautiful paintings, the Nymphéas (the
water lilies) by Monet are kept. There are also many other beautiful paintings
with styles ranging from impressionism to cubism.
5. Jardin de Tuileries
 |
| Part of the Jardin de Tuileries |
This is the beautiful garden that is also in front
of the Louvre. At the end of the garden is the Arch de Triomphe du Carrousel.
This garden contains many statues, two circular ponds, one at each end, and
many different trees and some flowers.
À bientôt,
Claire Hunsaker
No comments:
Post a Comment