Paris
Monday, May 21, 2018
Our first day in Paris before the tour started
Day of arrival.
As Rick suggests, we arrived one day before the tour started to help get over jet lag. When we arrived at the hotel, our room was not ready but the hotel had a beautiful interior courtyard garden where we could relax. We also met a few of our fellow travelers and got acquainted prior to the start of our tour. When our room was ready we checked into our room. After a short rest, we went out for dinner and then walked to the Muolin Rouge for some evening pictures. |
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
The tour starts today in Paris
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Day the tour starts.
The tour started with a get together meeting later this day at our hotel, therefore, we had all day to explore Paris on our own. We walked from our hotel down to the Place Charles de Gaulle where the Arc de Triomphe is located, down Avenue des Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde, over to the Louvre Museum, to the Eiffel Tower, then to the Sacre-Coeur and finally back to our hotel. We walked about ten miles prior to our get together meeting. It's a good thing that our restaurant for the first group dinner that evening was only a few blocks from the hotel because our feet were tired. |
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Guided tour of Paris
Tour of the Latin Quarter.
Our guide took us on a tour visiting Sainte-Chapelle, Notre-Dame and a stroll through the bohemian Latin Quarter. |
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Our tour of the Latin Quarter was finished and we had the afternoon to ourselves so we visited the Orsay Museum. The museum building was originally the Gare d'Orsay railway station. It was constructedand finished in time for the 1900 Exposition.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Last day in Paris - until we return
Tour of Les Halles district.
Today we took another intimate look at a Paris neighborhood named Les Halles with Elisabeth van Hest, a Rick Steves' guide and our local guide for the morning. Our tour ended at the Louvre. We toured the Louvre on our own and spent the rest of the afternoon exploring more of what Paris has to offer. |
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Self guided Louvre tour
After our Guided Les Halles tour with Elisabeth van Hest, we toured the Louvre on our own. Since we had been to the Louvre before, we used Rick's Louvre tour guide to see some of the highlights. |
Tomorrow we head out to see the Chateau de Guedelon being built before arriving in Bourges.