Paris on a Rainy Day - Paris Free Tour #Paris #FreeTravel #Place de la Concorde #Palais des Grands Palais #Champs-Élysées #Arc de Triomphe

Day three in Paris I visited the Place de la Concorde, the Grand and Petit Palais, the Champs-Élysées, and the Arc de Triomphe. It was raining heavily in Paris that day. I didn't sleep much that night, only getting an hour. I woke up at six in the morning, changed, and went for a walk. I was soaked through, and I saw large potted plants in the park. For lunch, I went to a restaurant called Chou Chou and ordered escargot, creamy penne pasta with a white sauce, and a chicken cutlet with cheese fries, even though I had been craving steak. Aside from the escargot and fries, the rest of the meal wasn't very good, and it was incredibly expensive at 52 euros. The elderly man next to me ordered a plate of raw marinated beef, which he devoured with gusto. We were also going to order crepes, but the waiter thought we were ordering too much, so we didn't. I hadn't had crepes in Paris for several days, and I was eager to try them. Then we took the train to the Louvre station, but because it was raining heavily, we wandered around the shops across from the Tuileries Garden, mostly cheap souvenir shops. I bought four Pirre Hemma macarons and ordered the Lychee Rose. The sun finally came out, and we walked through the Tuileries Garden, which has a large pool. The Place de la Concorde was different than I'd imagined; it was just a simple, pointed tower with two fountains next to it. Later, I walked to a small park and bought a chocolate banana crepe. The crust was softer than those in Taiwan, but very similar to those in Japan. I also had some macarons. We went to the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, but they were closed that day, so we didn't go in. There was a balloon-related ticketed exhibition at the Grand Palais. We quickly passed the Champs-Élysées, where the boutiques were lined up. The Champs-Élysées is very long and full of cars. On arrival at the Arc de Triomphe, I realized it wasn't a good place to stop for photos because there were so many cars passing by. We had ma la tang again that night, which I loved. Because the hotel didn't have air conditioning and the fan in the room was very noisy, I asked the front desk for a new fan, but I had to assemble it myself. Rainy Paris, a different mood☺️