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Chapter 55: Incarnation of Napoleon the Great

On the first day in Paris, Yang Jing received a priceless watch, which made him look forward to the rest of the journey.

Including the 47,000 pounds spent on the inner-painted pot and the Yudian inkstone at the Alfie Antique Market in London last time, plus the 92,300 euros spent on the watch and the antique clock today, and then deducting the 4,800 euros for the train ticket and accommodation at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, Yang Jing now has more than 130,000 pounds in his card.

This money will definitely be enough for Yang Jing's next trip.

In fact, if I hadn’t bought those two watches for my dad and mom, I wouldn’t have spent so much money today.

After having a good sleep in the hotel, Yang Jing slept until he woke up naturally. Then he went downstairs to check out and eat something. He then found a bank, spent some money to rent a safe deposit box in the bank, and put the two newly bought Audemars Piguet Millennium watches and the Patek Philippe Platinum World Time watch into the safe deposit box.

Just like in China, the rental fee for safe deposit boxes in foreign banks is not very high. For example, the safe deposit box that Yang Jing rented, which is about the size of a microwave oven, only costs about 200 Euros a year.

The journey ahead is still long, and Yang Jing doesn’t want anything to go wrong with the Patek Philippe Platinum World Time watch he just bought, so it is safest to store it in a bank safe.

After leaving the bank, Yang Jing had no plans to go to the flea market in Paris again. Yesterday’s gains had already made him satisfied enough.

Be content with what you have; this is a concept that Yang Jing's grandfather instilled in him since he was a child.

So Yang Jing immediately transformed himself into an ordinary tourist, walked north along Avenue George V, and after about ten minutes' walk, he arrived at the famous Champs-Elysées.

This 1,880-meter-long street is worthy of being one of the three most famous streets in the world. It connects the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Arc de Triomphe in the west, dividing the whole of Paris into two parts, north and south.

This is the most beautiful street in France and even in the whole of Europe, and it is also the most luxurious street. Almost all the luxury brands in the world are gathered here, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Cartier, Givenchy... As long as you can think of a luxury brand, you can find it on this street.

This is a paradise for women and also a paradise for rich people!

As the most important street in Paris, the Champs-Elysées' straight streets allow tourists to see far away places, such as the Louvre and its pyramid, the Arc de Triomphe, the Tuileries Garden, the Obelisk, the Arc de Triomphe, and further west, the Porte de Défense outside Paris.

It is no exaggeration to say that this street is also the historical axis of the west of Paris.

The Champs-Elysées is also the venue for the French National Day military parade on July 14th every year. On this day every year, the French head of state will come to this street and review the soldiers of the French Republic with millions of people.

As one of the most famous sporting events in the world, the Tour de France uses the Champs-Elysées as a fixed venue for the final stage. On this street, racers who have experienced a complete Tour de France can ride to their heart's content and enjoy the cheers of fans.

This is the Champs Elysees!

The intersection of Avenue George V and Avenue des Champs-Elysées is located in the middle of Avenue des Champs-Elysées. Across the intersection, that is, on the north side of Avenue des Champs-Elysées, is the famous Lido nightclub.

The erotic dance at the Lido nightclub in Paris is said to be the best in the world. It is probably the only one in the world that can turn erotic dance into an artistic form.

However, Yang Jing had no interest in this kind of erotic dance, and naturally he did not want to go into the Lido Nightclub to have some fun. Although Princess Diana and Mrs. Thatcher both liked to come here to enjoy the dance, Yang Jing was really not interested in it.

If you walk eastward along the Champs-Elysées from the intersection, you will reach the Place de la Concorde. On the way, you can also see the Grand and Small Palaces of Paris. After arriving at the Place de la Concorde, you can visit the Tuileries Garden and the Louvre.

But Yang Jing had no intention of going east. The name of the Place de la Concorde was well-known, but the thieves in the square were even more terrifying. It was no exaggeration to say that there were even more thieves in the Place de la Concorde than in the Saint-Antoine flea market that Yang Jing had been to before.

After all, there are more than 100,000 tourists visiting the Place de la Concorde every day. In the eyes of those thieves, these tourists are absolutely fat sheep!

Yang Jing didn't want to become a fat sheep, so he simply didn't go there.

Why go there? When someone robs you, you feel bad and depressed. When you see others being robbed, you can't pretend to be a hero. Those thieves are all gangs. If you dare to pretend to be a hero, you will definitely be the one who suffers in the end.

So just don’t go. Out of sight, out of mind.

You come out here to have fun, not to suffer.

After making up his mind, Yang Jing walked west along the street.

The Arc de Triomphe was right in front of him. After walking for less than twenty minutes, Yang Jing arrived in front of this legendary building.

In fact, there are a total of nine Arc de Triomphes in Paris, but the largest and most famous one is undoubtedly the one standing in the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle.

In the early 18th century, Napoleon ordered the construction of this magnificent Arc de Triomphe to commemorate the victory over the Russian-Austrian coalition. However, after the completion of this 49.54-meter-high, 44.82-meter-wide, and 22.21-meter-thick arch, it was discovered that this huge thing affected traffic. So in the mid-19th century, a circular square was built around the Arc de Triomphe - the Place Charles de Gaulle, and 12 roads, each of which was 40 to 80 meters wide and radial, like the brilliant light of a star, so the Place Charles de Gaulle was also called the Star Square. The Arc de Triomphe is also called the "Star Gate".

There are gates around the Arc de Triomphe. On the walls of the two gates, there are four large reliefs with war themes: "Departure", "Victory", "Peace" and "Resistance". The names of 386 generals and 96 victories who followed Napoleon in the expedition are engraved inside the Arc de Triomphe. The history of French wars from 1792 to 1815 is engraved on the gate.

After admiring the Arc de Triomphe from below, Yang Jing came to the basement of the Arc de Triomphe, where he could climb up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe along the spiral staircase.

Yang Jing is an international student holding a student passport and is under 26 years old, so he can climb to the top of the Arc de Triomphe for free.

Climbing up the spiral staircase to the top of the Arc de Triomphe, and looking out over the twelve radiating streets, it was a wonderful feeling. Yang Jing even felt like he had transformed into Napoleon the Great more than 300 years ago, overlooking the entire Greater Paris...

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