Tea & croissant: A look back in time

At the end of Champs, you can venture towards the museum road. Not that that's what it's called but there really are quite a number of those on this stretch.

This is that very same long and straight stretch where people and films like to shoot in Paris. Probably because there isn't any other urban areas with as vast of an open space and air.

The side of the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées or simply Grand Palais.

A nice park for you to sit and gather your thoughts.

Why is it that the flowers overseas are so pretty while ours are so mediocre? Is it the weather? Or perhaps I've seen them for far too long that I fail to appreciate their beauty.

The French are quite elaborate and grand in terms of their design that it sometimes can feel over the top. Luckily, they've gone for chic French look while some people are still stuck with that huge ornamental fireplace, large chandeliers, gilded stairway. Well, not being a sour grape but it does show that money can't buy you taste.

Who's Rodin? I don't know.
Why's he so famous? I don't really know.
Where to learn more if you're too lazy to click on those links? Well, can go fly kite here.

The gardens and lawns were well manicured. Puts our filthy neighborhood to shame.

Sorry but no free entry for this one.

As interesting as it may seem, I would highly recommend doing the museum trips on different day if you really have to hit them all. It gets rather exhausting after few hours of subconscious intellectual stimulation.

The entrance. There was something going on as the museum was closed and there were people on guard. Nothing untoward, thankfully.

Slightly smaller but no less grander would be Petit Palais.

While museums typically conjure images of human civilization in the past, there are more than that in Paris. If you are an art buff, you'll most definitely enjoy them all.

However, if you are going for the sake of visiting (like me), just go for the famous ones or any that piques your interest. No point shelving out money to just end up being bored after the 2nd hour.

Before long ,we reached the end of the road and came onto Pont Alexandre III.

Of all the bridges, I think this one is the grandest. Not even the Sydney Harbour Bridge can beat it.

I mean, look at that.

The attention to detail for a bridge is pretty good.

Do look out for the traffic as it's a busy intersection.