Le Champs Elysees

After grocery shopping, Mr Nguyen offered to drive me into town since he had a meeting there for about two hours.  I took the chance to go with him since it is free and he offered. Once again I was in a car in the middle of Paris but after driving with him a few times I understand why he drives like he does.  If he doesn't show to the other drivers that he knows how to drive, they would literally run him over. 
One thing I did notice is that there is a mixture of many different car companies around and many different cars driving the road. I asked Mr Nguyen if there was a popular brand like in America with those of us who live around Ford or Chrysler we see a lot of those types. But he said since gas is so expensive, on average its about 1.55 a liter so thats about 6 euros a gallon and thats about $8 (EXPENSIVE! and we complain about our 3.45), most europeans shop for the car that will give them the best gas mileage. He said American cars are gas guzzlers so most people unless they are rich don't buy those cars.  The only American cars I have seen are fiats, pt cruisers, and ford focus. 
So Mr Nguyen's meeting was around the Champs Elysees so I had about two and a half hours to walk around there and take some pics!

Dior, on the "rich" road off the Champs Elysees

what I hope my house will look like, isn't it très chic??

The Champs Elysees

a movie theater, isn't it funny how many movies are american??

so I found this place, called Laduree, and its a bakery with macaroons. I swear its the same ones from the 2006 version of Marie Antoinette with Kirsten Dunst! So cute and delicious!

a very very long line though

so cute!

macaroons with whatever kind of box you want

a view of the entire selection

mini bakery goods

thats the box I got, the cheapest one too

so adorable! I just want them around my appt and take them home and just eat all of them!

Louis Vuitton

you can almost see the Arc de Triomph behind the trees

L'Arc de Triomph!

A view of the Champs Elysees with L'Arc just behind me 

this pic is for Phil (look its a café for your car!!)

the bag my macaroons came in 

the box

my macaroons! Chocolate, vanilla, coffee, strawberry, lemon and raspberry.  They are very very sweet but I loved the chocolate, vanilla and coffee.  The other three were way way too sweet. But it seems like they are a hard cookie but they are very soft and its almost like eating a soft ice cream sandwich. SO GOOD! Now that I know where they are I'm so going back to try other flavors.

So I randomly found this, its the German Embassy. I think its cool they are celebrating 50 years of friendship (which is what the poster says).

The entrance to the Embassy, with the bear of friendship and the German government symbol behind him.

I was walking on the streets connected to the Champs Elysees and I found this.  Wouldn't it be perfect to live here! So beautiful!

This statue represents the French Revolution of 1789.

The Eiffel Tower

and some more macaroons, yum!