European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fran c e the luxurious Paris opera House is near one of the Lour stops and a Quick person can get in and out of the building without missing the  in a Flash amps photos by Steve scholar screens and scaffolding hide much of the front of notre Dame. A a is Ltd a stripes Magazine april 28, 1994 it cd Quot a j in bus continued from Page 3 Art of extracting essences from natural substances to be used in the making of perfume. After that tour a Stop at the calories Lafayette offered some time for shopping in a setting As opulent and regal As Many museums. The shopping Center resembles a 19th-Century opera House with an open Interior Crystal chandelier and Glass ceiling. Those not interested in shopping took the 30 minutes to walk around the area. One sight to see in the area is the acad Mie National de music or the old opera House. It possesses a marvelous facade and it s possible to take a fast tour of the inside and get Back to the within the allotted 30 minutes. Melrose reiterated on several occasions the necessity of being prompt because the tour was on a tight schedule. People on previous Tours had been left in Paris if they had t returned to the bus on time. We wait As Long As possible but at some Point the tour has to leave Quot Melrose said. I however Tell those on the tour where a last ditch final pick up Point would be for anyone who got separated from the tour or missed the bus during the Day. Lunch was do As you please. Some went to a restaurant in the Pompidou Center area while others enjoyed the carnival atmosphere of the Center s surroundings. If you opted for the latter you could have had a caricature of yourself drawn listened to Street mus cd ans had your name painted on a Grain of Nee had your hair braided or watched a Trio of jugglers. After lunch the bus headed to one of Paris top attractions the arc Detriomphe. The Arch which sits in the Middle of the place Charles de Gaulle might Best be considered in the Eye of the storm. The storm is the a Rren a a in at constantly swirls around the Arch like the Gale Force winds of a Caribbean Hurricane. F can throw caution to fhe wind and try to Cross the to Dodge and weave through the onslaught of vehicles that seem determined to end your life in trance a much Wiser move would be to take advantage of the underground passage that leads to the Arch. The Tomb of the unknown Soldier and its eternal flame lie beneath the Arch