La Defense

After class ended yesterday, early at 12:15, Benna and I decided to go check out the Arc de la Defense. The Arc is relatively new, and it lies in a direct line with the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, and Louvre. The arc itself is really cool. It's massive and very square and modern-looking. The district it is in is also very modern, and I just read that 14 or so of the 20 most important companies in France have their headquarters there. All of the buildings are skyscraperish, and very new looking. It was a bit strange to be up there, when the rest of France is so old-looking. They were setting up a Christmas Market there too, so we might have to head back in that direction in the near future.

Benna and I also walked along from La Defense to the Arc de Triomphe, a nice walk in itself. The Arc de la Defense is actually not in Paris, but in the banlieuex (suburbs). So it was fun to walk into the city of Paris, and to the Arc de Triomphe. I guess this was Napoleon's intention in building the Arc in the first place. Too bad they never walked through triumphantly?