France--Summer 2005 / fr_img_2278

Arc de Triomphe

After lunch we headed to the Arc de Triomphe. If I were a better photographer you'd see the Grande Arche de la Defense through the middle of the arch (well, you can sort of see it). The Arc de Triomphe was built by Napoleon to honor his armies and, naturally, their greatest leader, himself. Notice the jagged line across the top. Those are actually sisghtseerings checking out the view. We're going there next.