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What to do on one rainy day in Paris?

We do sightseeing of course!

We visited Paris for only one day. We weren't lucky. It's raining most of the time. It didn't stop us!
We were walking all the time. We could have used the metro. It'd be faster, but on the other hand, we saw more.
Let's start...
We set off from the Place de la Concorde to the Champs Elysees (les Champs Élysées).
This is the most famous street in the world. Partially we walked in the parks...
... sometimes we walked in the main street ...
The Champs Elysees connects the Place de la Concorde with Charles DE Gaulle Place, on which the Arc de Triomphe is located.

We arrived at the Arc de Triomphe. WOW There is huge traffic here. I have no idea how people handle these intersections. I didn't even try to understand.

Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned the construction of the Arc de Triomphe in 1806, but it was completed only in 1836 during the reign of Louis Philippe I. The monument was built to commemorate fighting and fallen soldiers in the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars.
And now one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. Parisians completed construction in 1898 and at the time it was the tallest building in the world. As a reminder: the Eiffel Tower is 324 meters high, but this may change under the influence of temperature. The stairs are 1665 degrees and thanks to them we can reach the first and second observation deck. We can take a lift to each of the three viewing levels. Unfortunately, queues for both stairs and lifts were terribly long. So we admired her from the lawn because we decided to relax nearby.
We walked along the banks of the Seine to reach the Notre Dame Cathedral. The queue to enter was long again. No wonder, because it's time for mass. We were lucky and we saw the cathedral from the inside. At present, the church is closed due to a fire in April 2019.
Celebrating masses in the warm light of candelabra and candles gave the place an extremely sublime atmosphere. I was breathtaking when I looked at the rosettes. At that moment, Notre Dame cathedral became the most beautiful thing created by human being (forgive my cathedral in Kołobrzeg).
The hosts of Notre Dame Cathedral came up with a great idea of separating prayers from visitors using curtains. Of course, we still heard singing and prayer. However, with this number of people who want to visit this monument, one or another solution had to come about. In our cathedral, there is a ban on visiting and photographing during mass.
The weather did not spoil us. When we left the cathedral. It was just raining. We arrived at the Louvre Museum but it was too late to explore. We will have to come back here :)
As you can see the weather was bad. The city sightseeing is always better on sunny days. Nevermind. Paris is wonderful!


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