Champs Elysees
After visiting the Arc de Triomphe, we strolled down the famous Champs Elysees. The Champs Elysees is known worldwide for the fashionable shopping, restaurants and bars. The Champs Elysees is always bustling with tourists and shoppers, and we joined them. I didn't think there was a whole lot to look at for serious shopping though. I noticed the typical chain stores, which of course were nice, but overall was pretty unimpressed.
But the Champs Elysees is known for more than just the shopping and cafes. It was a central party spot when France won the World Cup in 1998, an area for political uprisings, and also the location where the Tour de France ends.
We ate here on the Champs Elysees at a place called Leon's of Brussels for dinner. This is a popular chain that features a simple menu focusing on their world famous mussels. This restaurant was recommended to me by a work friend as an excellent restaurant if you like mussels at a extremely affordable price (which isn't that easy to find in Paris!). It was definitely a worthwhile stop and I would eat there again right this second if they had this restaurant in Southern California!
Heading west on the Champs Elysees, the street ends and becomes Place Clemenceau, which takes you to the Place de la Concorde, Jardin des Tuileries, and finally the famous Louvre museum. We didn't walk this far down, and instead hopped in a taxi to get back to our hotel.
