Yesterday’s post took you to lunch on the Champs Elysée.  Hopefully that went well for you and now you are ready to walk off some of your delicious lunch and continue taking in the sights.  Today, we are going to walk a few blocks towards Concord (the big ferris wheel should be straight ahead) and do something “free”.  Yes, one can find free things to do in Paris and feel as though they really should have paid for the experience because everything is done in such a big, beautiful way.  This experience is the Louis Vuitton flagship store.  Opened in 2005, it is an adventure in both art and architecture.   The architectural element is evident in the space created by Eric Carlson and Peter Marino.  Upon entering, the visitor is literally lead through the space, spiraling upward with the use of an amazingly long escalator ride that feels a bit like something from Tomorrowland at Disneyworld and traffic flow that rufuses to let you miss one single thing.  The art element includes their signature bags, shoes, clothing, books, jewelry–it’s all there and it’s all exquisite. The only way this visit doesn’t remain “free” is if you decide to bring a little something home with you.  Who could blame you! 

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Louis Vuitton Champs Elysées 

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