I was in the neighborhood last night, and decided to seize the moment and pop over to the Champs Elysées. During the holidays the trees that line the most famous street in the world are lit with millions of soft blue lights from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place du Concorde, and I wanted to see the view from the top of the Arc. And what a view! Every Christmas a roue à la foire (giant ferris wheel) is erected at the entrance of the Tuileries, bookending the glittering avenue with the elegant monument to Napoleons great (and unanticipated) defeat. The storefronts and cafés are decorated with flocked trees (red and also black flocking is the latest trend), and even jaded parisians take pleasure in strolling the crowded avenue during the month of December. Stroll with me down the Champs Elysées!