France 2015 - Day 8 - Wandering about before the race

The final of the Tour wasn't until the afternoon so we decided on another walk around the city.

I think this was sewage..

The Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, which is a museum of contemporary history.

The Grand Palais, this is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex.

Petite Palais  which is now an art gallery

We wandered through same back streets and saw some interesting cars. I can see these electric cars being pretty practical in a big city. Not much use for a family though.

 Porsche family sedan

or SUV

 New VW beetle

The Flame of Liberty (Flamme de la Liberté) in Paris is a full-sized, gold-leaf-covered replica of the new flame at the upper end of the torch carried in the hand of the Statue of Liberty. The flame became an unofficial memorial for Diana, Princess of Wales after her 1997 death in the tunnel beneath the Pont de l'Alma.

We could see the crowd building so we headed back.

Lolly shop

Outside the flasher hotels 

were the nicer cars