Now shall I take you around the Expo grounds? Once through the Place de la Concorde, you reach the Seine, and now can you see the huge Art Nouveau style arch? That is the entrance gate. The grounds run from here all along the Seine. A little ways down, and you'll see the Alexandre III Bridge. Between here and the Champs-Élysées there is the steel-frame Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, both newly constructed for this year's World Exposition. On the Left Bank there's the Invalid where Napoleon's body lies, and the Pavilions of each of the participating countries. Japanese arts and crafts are popular favorites. Japanese Ukiyoe and pottery left an impression on European people--the French may think their noses are too big compared to the Japanese, but I see they are good to smell something fascinating. You can't miss the Grand Panorama presentation recreating 15th-century Paris, or the Science and Technology Pavilion, or the 7000 dazzling gas lamps near Trocadéro. At the Pavilion of Costumes you'll see folk costumes from around the world and mannequins wearing attire from various historical eras. Those infatuated with the New should go directly to the Pavilion of Automobiles. It's full of Peugeots and Renaults, straight from the mass-production factories. Say what? The fair grounds are too big? Not to worry, the metro is in service, as well as the fairground trams and moving walkways. There's no doubt about it, the Expo is the crossroads to the future. I have the feeling, it is here that new dimensions of the next century will be communicated, so they bear fruit for the new age. I just hope we are moving in a positive direction. The Paris World Expo 1900 was successful in bringing Paris fantastic days of festivities.