The whole second floor of this building is where Audrey and Laurent live with their parents.  More about that below.

The French 'tomb of the unknown soldier' sits under the arc, as well as the following bronze insets, commemorating important events of WW1 and WW2, and honoring those whose lives were lost.

Charles De Gaulle's Appeal in 1940

In honor of those who died serving the French resistance against the Nazis from 1939-1945

My favorite statue on the Arc.  You can see the terror and determination in the people's faces.

The view to the north

The view to the South, looking down the Champs Elyesee's

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Note: the Arc costs nothing, just the museum underneath the arc and going up to stand on top of the arc. 

TIP # 8  If there is one place that is absolutely crazy to drive in Paris, it's in the roundabout that goes around the Arc D'Triomphe.  If you rent a car and drive here, just drive like you would if there were no rules. 

Then we went on a little morning walkabout in Paris.

We found the American Cathedral in Paris, quite by accident, and of course I had to go in.

A lot of the cathedral has dedications to those servicemen who lost their lives during world war one and world war two.  Also, one state is represented in each pew by a kneeler with the flower of that state.  I found the Colorado columbine.

This is clickable.  It's a dedication inside of the American Cathedral in Paris.

When we got back, we met up with Benjamin and Fabienne, and had a birthday party for the little girl who Audrey babysits.

It was so great to see everyone again!!!

In the afternoon, we went to wander around Paris and be tourists some more...  it was interesting because Anne and I could converse in German, everyone except me could converse in French, and all of us could converse in English.  I think some of the people who were on the street that day overhearing our conversations must have been well confused.

TIP #9  There are lots of wonderful museums in France!  One of them is the Pantheon, which was originally a church, and originally planned to be something other than that which I can't remember at present.  Victor Hugo and some other famous French people are buried here.  Make sure you set aside some time and some money to visit the museums if that's something you want to do.

Having fun with my camera again!

After the park, we went back to the Schecroun's for a little R & R, and what else but MORE PICTURES!

Their home in Paris is beautiful and was a wonderful place to get to stay.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Schecroun have their offices in their home, so it makes it possible for them to live where they do, since they can both have their offices at home.  And a beautiful home it is!

This is the view out the window from where Audrey and Laurent live.

Monsieur Schecroun is a lawyer (his office)	Madame Schecroun is a pscyhologist (her office)

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