Today we moved from the Hotel de Parc to the Hotel Londres - Eiffel. The Hotel Londres is where the Rick Steves (RS) begins Sunday afternoon.
Before the official get together, we are going to go on a "Fat Tire Tour" of the Eiffel Tower.
We took a cab from one hotel to another. We could have walked and Metro'd but it was much easier to just take a cab. The Hotel Londres stored our bags and we left to take the tour. We had a young man named Paul who did an excellent job of navigating the lines and getting us to the top of the tower. Steve, Sharon and I made to the top but Bonnie chose not to leave the second floor. It was a grey day with a few rain drops but not too bad at the top.
We had sandwiches on the rue Cler and then went back to the hotel to settle into our rooms.
3:00, the tour starts. We meet our tour guide Elisabeth. We had lots of housekeeping to do: metro cards, museum passes, choosing buddies and schedules changes (due to strikes).
We then took a walk thru the neighborhood which included lessons on how to ride the Metro. We took an enclosed bus ride and then had dinner.
Our tour guide, Paul.
Had a little rain in the afternoon. Glad we were on a tour bus.
Dinner
Walking back to our hotel afterwards.
Thanks Glenn and Sharon for your excellent pictures and commentary. You guys are seeing a lot more than I remember seeing when I visited London and Paris. Your blog is making me think that it's time for me to visit Europe again.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing things I recognize. That shot with the birds on the building was great. I hope to see a picture of Elisabeth.
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