Thu 10 Jul 2008
It is really interesting to see Paris from a boat on the river. It gives you a different perspective and you can see things you might miss on foot at the same level. There is a boat called the Batobus which you can take from site to site along the river.
The Orsay Museum which started life as a train station. I’m glad it wasn’t torn down when they stopped using it. They just cleaned it too so it looks all spotless in the sun.
As we pass under this bridge you can see all of the other bridges lined up further down the river.
The Louvre Museum
Notre Dame
Probably some of the most expensive real estate in Paris-a place on Ile St Louis.
July 11th, 2008 at 6:59 am
*SIGH* YOU TAKE ME AWAY!!!!!!!!
July 11th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Linda, these are great shots. We saw these sites at night with all their lights. Different perspective in the day. Glad to see you’re back in the city for a few days. I know that Provence calls soon.
Thanks for posting them.
July 11th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
We took that boat ride; it’s a great way to get a perspective, and you can hope off and on whenever you like.
July 11th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
It is so great to see the places we visited just weeks ago (it seems a lifetime away).
July 11th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
We took a boat ride on the Seine the last time we were in Paris. It was wonderful, though I remember my daughter sunburned her shoulders.
July 12th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Yes, riding the batobus is one activity I’m so sorry my dh and I never got around to when we were in Paris. But there’s always next time. I enjoyed riding along with you - thank you for the little tour.
July 12th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Great shots…makes me wish I were there right now!
And yes, I love how Europe preserves their treasures, rather than like America….where the “old” is out to make way for the new.
July 14th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Isn’t Corsica where Napolean originates? I thought I read that once in a book about him. Looks like a beautiful place!