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.
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| The French version of our Congress. |
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| Arc de Triomphe--a driving nightmare free-for-all. |
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| Strolling the Champs Elysees. |
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| Stopped at a Mercedes dealer along the Champs and ordered my new car... |
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| On the Seine cruise. |
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| Beautiful Alexandre III bridge. |
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| Some really interesting house boats... |
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| 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. |
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| Place Vendome |
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| Doors of Paris. |
