I’m in Paris today, and my new friends at the Edelman office here basically shooed me out to enjoy the city once they learned it was my first visit. (It was also a crystal blue day with the temperature cracking sixty.)

So I started at the Arc de Triomphe (more on that in a subsequent post), worked my way down the Champs Elysees, and, eventually, across the Port Alexander III. (For all of the other non-French speakers, “port” means bridge.)

[Insert gratuitious photo of the Arc here. Make sure to point out the amazing blue sky.]

The bridge provided a direct and amazing view to Les Invalides, an astonishing structure that I will take the time to actually visit on my next trip. Here’s a photo:

I didn’t make it to the Eiffel Tower, but I did take a pitcture from afar. Sorry about the light. The sun was going down.

I also didn’t make it to the Louvre or Notre Dame. It was getting dark, and I decided I wanted to experience those with my wife. So I walked back up Avenue de George V to the Champs Elysees and found a little bistro for an early dinner.

All in all, I truly enjoyed Paris. I can see why writers, poets and playrights are drawn here. The streets and avenues are inspiring. The history and architecture is thought provoking. And I look forward to returning when I have more time to truly experience it.