Arc de Triomphe

I have a problem. I have all these awesome pictures, and stories to go with them, and I want to share them with all of you. But I think I have a solution. Take, for example, the Arc de Triomphe. Alyson and I went here on our second day in Paris, our first full day of touring around. This was the day we went to the Louvre, walked through the Jardin des Tuileries, saw the Musee d'Orangerie, walked up the Champs Elysees, got really hungry in the most expensive part of Paris and found a pizza place that sold us cheese and pepperoni pizza for under $20 (each), and climbed the Arc de Triomphe. We also went to the Eiffel Tower, but you've already seen some of those pictures.

The point is, here are some of the pictures Alyson and I took:
http://picasaweb.google.com/max.f.brugger/ArcDeTriomphe?feat=directlink

The museum pass we bought got us to the top for free. There were some incredible views of the Eiffel Tower, the business sector of the city, the Tour Montparnasse, the Sacre Coeur in Montmartre, and the Champs-Elysees. The Champs-Elysees was the expensive street we walked up -- beautiful and clean, but lined with the priciest of the pricy Dolce & Gabbana & Gucci etc. We really kind of freaked out when we realized we'd be eating there. I never thought I'd be so happy to pay about $14 for a pizza!