Thursday, September 3, 2015

Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour of Paris

Thu, Sep 3, Paris, France:  Decided to do the hop-on, hop-off bus tour today, so after breakfast we walked over to Notre Dame where there is a stop. No good! We were told we had to go across town to the main office to validate our ticket and pick up the bus. After much bitching and moaning we ended up getting a taxi because we couldn’t figure out how to get there on the metro. The London tube was much more efficient and easy to use. We still haven’t figured out the Paris metro yet. Got on the bus finally and got off at the Arc de Triomphe and strolled the Champs Elysees for a while. Back on the bus and got off at the Eiffel Tower and after deciding not to go up in the tower we got on a boat cruise of the Seine. A nice day for it, but the wind made it feel pretty chilly. The boat cruise took an hour and then we walked around and got an ice cream and sat under the Eiffel Tower to partake. Back on the bus and got off at Notre Dame and had dinner at a restaurant on the way back to our room. Back to the hotel for a shower and relaxation. No drink at the bar tonight.

The French version of our Congress.

Arc de Triomphe--a driving nightmare free-for-all.

Strolling the Champs Elysees.

Stopped at a Mercedes dealer along the Champs and ordered my new car...



On the Seine cruise.

Beautiful Alexandre III bridge.




Some really interesting house boats...









The Eiffel Tower is lit up at night with about 30,000 lights. First it starts with 5 minutes of twinkling lights, and then the whole thing is lit up with a search light at the top. The lights were installed by Alpine mountain climbers.

Place Vendome

Doors of Paris.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Great pics! I'll take a Mercedes too since your buying!! Lol

Unknown said...

Know what you mean about their transit system. I wasn't there long enough to use it much..took taxis mostly...although costly. The river cruise looks nice....another wish i would have but didn't have time for it all. Hope you get to see everything worthwhile of interest!! =-)

Unknown said...

Know what you mean about their transit system. I wasn't there long enough to use it much..took taxis mostly...although costly. You can rent bikes and go along the Seine also!! Lol...(just a thought) The river cruise looks nice....another wish i would have but didn't have time for it all. Hope you get to see everything worthwhile of interest!! =-)

Unknown said...

Oops!! sry for the repost