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Continued from Paris Heaven and Hell

(15th Dec 1924, Letter 16, part 4/6)

On Saturday I did the round trip of the sights of Paris. Starting at about 10.30 we saw nearly everything of interest commencing with the church of the St Madeleine, Arc du Triomphe where the unknown French warrior lieshttp://lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/pont_iena.htm with an ever burning light at his head. Down through Champs Elysees and Bois de Boulogne to see the great race course of Longchamps and the Eiffel Tower which we ascended and got a great view of Paris from the clouds. From there to the Trocadéro which Napoleon built to commemorate his victories and then on to see the last resting place of that gentleman.

After lunch the Louvre where all the great pictures and paintings are and then to the Notre Dame where we saw thousands of pieces of the treasures given to the church by the Kings of other days. This church is the most beautiful I have ever seen and the windows are marvels of colours.

Leaving that we did a trip through the Latin quarter www.ambafrance-vn.org/ france/media.htmand back to the hotel though Place de la Concorde where all the executions of the Revolution took place. It is a most magnificent square with fountains and gardens everywhere.

At night we saw the wax works of the city but they do not come up to the Mme Tussauds' of England as far as figures go but they do have some remarkable illusions there. One is especially good done in a glass room where lights are continually changing and also the scenery.

Then it was an early night and I wanted it.

 

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