Today we woke up and had a croissant again for breakfast. We had booked a segway tour of the city so that we could see a large amount of the city in little time, then go back later and see more of what we wanted. Segways are so fun! Many large cities now have segway tours. We picked up our segways near the Eiffel Tower.
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| From France Day 9--Paris |
Here we are on our tour crossing the street like little ducklings
The church at Les Invalides
We crossed over the Pont (Bridge) Alexandre III. The bridge was built in 1896 and is the most ornate of all the bridges crossing the Seine in Paris.
In the middle of Place de la Concorde stands this obelisk, a gift from Egypt to France in 1833 with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of Pharoah Ramses II.
Next we went through the Jardin des Tuileries
Looking back at the obelisk you can see L'Arc de Triomphe in the distance
We crossed back over the Seine and you can see Notre Dame in the distance
Padlocks on the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor bridge over the Seine River--people put the padlocks on bridges as symbol of their love. Musee D'Orsay in the distance
Musee D'Orsay
Riding our segways back home
We ate dinner at a great restaurant, Hotel du Nord. After dinner, while walking around the city, Chris tried to get into one of the public toilets that you must pay to enter. A homeless man had rigged this toilet so that you must pay him to enter.
At the end of the night we went to Montmartre to see Sacre Coeur, my favorite building in Paris. It's very touristy but so beautiful and has a great view of the city.
To see all of our pictures from Day 9 in France, click
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