Travel Bug Dog Tag Arc de Triomphe Travel Bug - Graham & Dean's Famous Places I

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Released:
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Origin:
New York, United States
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Current Goal

FRANCE OR BUST!!   The goal for this bug is to be photographed at the actual Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.  After that (or on the way) it can be photographed at other war memorials and sent on its way. 

About This Item

Arc de Triomphe TB

This is the first of eight travel bugs Santa brought Graham and Dean on Christmas 2011. The boys want to learn about famous places all over the world, and the Arc de Triomphe TB is the first one to hit the road. 

The Arc de Triomphe is a monument to France's soldiers from the (French) Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and under it sits the Tomb of the Unknown Solider from World War I. Graham thought it was interesting that the large vault is 48 feet wide and 95 feet high -- big enough for Charles Godefroy to fly his Nieuport biplane through it in 1919, three weeks after the Paris victory parade!

Graham (6) and Dean (3 1/2) are interested in learning about the world through maps, geography, cultures, measuring and math. The Arc de Triomphe is approximately 3,696 miles away from our home in upstate New York; it will be interesting to find out how many miles the TB needs to travel to achieve its goal! 

Please do not keep this bug -- help it on its way, and DO post pictures of its travels on its way to France! 

Thank you - 
MLSimons, father of Graham and Dean in upstate NY

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Tracking History (33558mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 8/5/2012 pa kilts retrieved it from Lost Lake Travel Bug Hotel and Spa Pennsylvania   Visit Log

We found this one yesterday in the middle of Sullivan Co., PA, AKA very near no where!!!! We brought it with us to Montgomery County, PA today.

I think we will try to get it into a cache near Philadelphia airport. Then maybe it can make the jump across the pond.
Dropped Off 7/22/2012 avalance placed it in Lost Lake Travel Bug Hotel and Spa Pennsylvania - 4.76 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/21/2012 avalance retrieved it from Hottenstein Road Gameland Cache Pennsylvania   Visit Log

We can’t guarantee this TB will make it to France, but we will help it get out of Lopez. We felt bad this guy sat for so long. We will try to move along soon. Thanks for sharing.

  • Eloise and the Arc de Triomphe TB
Dropped Off 2/6/2012 Chivasloyal placed it in Hottenstein Road Gameland Cache Pennsylvania - 61.75 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/25/2012 Chivasloyal retrieved it from Take A Southbound Break, Do A Cache New York   Visit Log

Picked this TB up today while caching in the Painted Post area. Don't know if Ohio is closer to Paris then N.Y. May be going out in a couple of weeks. Thanks for sharing.
Dropped Off 12/28/2011 mlsimons placed it in Take A Southbound Break, Do A Cache New York   Visit Log
Move To Inventory 12/28/2011 mlsimons moved it to their inventory   Visit Log
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