Today was our first day visiting the heart of Paris! We didn't get going until around 11:00; still getting over the jet lag. It took us a while to find the metro (subway) stop near our hotel and even longer in line to buy tickets! The best deal was to buy a Billets de Carnet, which is a package of 10 tickets for 11,50 e. Once on the metro, we were slightly more successful at navigating than yesterday :) We started our day at the Arc de Triomphe; a military memorial commissioned by Napoleon (see pictures) which houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Arc is in the Today was our first day visting the heart of Paris! We didn't get going until around 11:00; still getting over the jet lag. It took us a
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