Second day in Paris started off with a bus tour around Paris to view all major monuments and museums from the motor coach. We stopped to take pictures of the Eiffel Tower.
Next stop was the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysees. Some of us took the 284 stairs up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe to get a panoramic view of Paris and see from atop the 12 streets that intersect at a huge round about at the base of the Arc. After lunch on the Champ-Elysees we all hopped on the Metro to visit the Sacre Coeur on Montemarte and passed time at the souvenir shops.
Back on the metro to meet up with our tour guide for early dinner. After group dinner we hopped on an open air boat and took a scenic boat ride on the Seine river to see the sights of Paris from the water. Weather was warm today and the day long.. after all the sun doesn't set unitl close to 10pm!!
Tomorrow we take a bus to Lyon. Plans for the TGV high speed rail to Lyon has been cancelled due to rail strike. C'est la vie... we will have a scenic view instead of a blurred view from a traini topping 200 mph.
Pictures to come
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