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Dag 31
donderdag 26 juni 2025 om 20:29
☁️ 77 °F
Hoogte: 102 ft
Frankrijk Paris 48.86177, 2.33280348°51’42” N 2°19’58” E
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Paris - Days 1-3
26 juni, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Arc de Triomphe - Climbed 284 steps to the top to look out over all of Paris. Gorgeous view!!

Eiffel Tower - Found a quiet bench in the shade to admire this amazingly huge tower 😳

Musee d l’orangerie - We had tickets for when it opened and we were able to see Monet’s Water Lillies without anyone else around us ❤️❤️

Tuileries Garden - Enjoyed the shade, sitting by the fountain, and a wonderful lunch. When ordering lunch, Alan said he just didn’t want to end up with raw meat. Well…he ordered what he thought was an angus steak, but it was razor thin slices of raw steak with arugula and a basil pesto dressing. 😂 I wish I had a picture of his face when he saw it! He actually LOVED it!!

Hotel de la Marine - Wonderful visit of this opulent place. 🙂Meer informatie
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Reiziger Nice!!
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Reiziger Nice shot
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Those flowers- wow! [Lori]
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Dag 34
zondag 29 juni 2025 om 10:07
⛅ 73 °F
Hoogte: 141 ft
Frankrijk Paris 48.855645, 2.31557248°51’20” N 2°18’56” E
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Paris - Day 4
29 juni, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Amazing day!

Our visit to the Rodin Museum in the morning was outstanding! We were in awe of the sculptures as well as the grounds of the museum. Plus, we were so surprised to see a couple of Van Gogh paintings. 🙂

We then went to the Army Museum and Napoleon’s Tomb. We literally could have spent an entire day there. It was massive! We decided to focus on the medieval section and then headed to the Tomb. It’s hard to describe the grandeur of Napoleon’s Tomb…crazy over the top!

We finished our day at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine which houses wonderful to-scale casts of ancient architecture in France.

In our short time here so far we have noticed the huge effort to preserve and display the history and art. It is hugely valued and such a gift to generations of people. “Wow” seems to be a word I am saying over and over.🙂Meer informatie
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Third wheel? [Glo]
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Barb and Alan🤣
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ReizigerIt seems to me that most of Europe believes in restore not destroy and rebuild. Love it.
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Dag 35
maandag 30 juni 2025
☀️ 91 °F
Hoogte: 98 ft
Frankrijk Paris 48.853305, 2.34822848°51’12” N 2°20’54” E
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Notre Dame and the Seine
30 juni, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Highlights of today:

Notre Dame!
Shakespeare and Company
Seine River Cruise
Olympic Cauldron in the Sky
Eiffel Tower Twinkling

It was 95 degrees today 🥵 so we went to Notre Dame and Shakespeare and Company before 9:00 am. We hid from the heat with a long lunch at an air conditioned Italian restaurant and then did not go outside again until our late night cruise.

Paris lit up at night along the river is stunning, and seeing the Olympic Cauldron up in the sky on one side of the Seine and the twinkling Eiffel Tower lit up on the other was magical.

Tomorrow it’s supposed to be even hotter😳 before it cools a bit. SO thankful our hotel room has air conditioning because it seems to not be a common thing.Meer informatie
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Wow!!! [Susan Baskett]
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Wow the new ND is spectacular ❤️ love your pics! [Janice]
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Reiziger I think seeing everything at night made it seem magical!
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ReizigerI hope it will be cooler but forcast doesn't look that good. So sorry you hit such hot weather.
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Dag 37
woensdag 2 juli 2025 om 09:08
☀️ 77 °F
Hoogte: 161 ft
Frankrijk Paris 48.85527, 2.34502848°51’19” N 2°20’42” E
Sainte Chapelle and the Louvre
2 juli, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Overwhelmed by the history and beauty we were shown today! The stained glass at Sainte-Chappell was jaw dropping! Commissioned by King Louis XIV in the 13th century with 1113 stained glass panels 😳.

We also toured through the Conciergerie that was a royal medieval palace that became a revolutionary court and Marie-Antoinette's prison.

We ended our day with a wonderful tour guide who showed us some amazing pieces in the Louvre. We are SO glad we had a him! He was funny, engaging and he made everything come to life with the stories behind the pieces. We only scratched the tiniest piece of what is there…can’t even wrap my brain around it all.Meer informatie
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Breathtaking ❤️ [Janice]
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Sounds like a full day of beauty. [Linda B]
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ReizigerIt always amazes
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WadepennJust wow!
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Dag 38
donderdag 3 juli 2025 om 12:06
☀️ 73 °F
Hoogte: 157 ft
Frankrijk Paris 48.860168, 2.32636248°51’37” N 2°19’35” E
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Musée d'Orsay
3 juli, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Monet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Morisot…oh my goodness!!!

Our guide, Blerta, spent an amazing few hours with us! She first gave us the history of Musée d'Orsay, then she shared the background of the academic vs the impressionistic art movements and told the stories of the artists and their pieces.

Besides the masterpieces we were fortunate to see, my favorite part of today were the groups of tiny little preschool kids being excited to see the art with their teachers. 💕🙂

Paris has over 100 museums 😲. We are so fortunate to have seen what we could in our time here. ❤️

Tomorrow, we take the train to Lille to experience the first stage of the Tour de France.Meer informatie
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ReizigerWow..what an incredible trip!
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So breathtaking to see the masterpieces there❤️ [Janice]
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Glad you had a chance to ho there. It was amazing. [Linda B]
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Dag 39
vrijdag 4 juli 2025 om 16:05
☁️ 79 °F
Hoogte: 112 ft
Frankrijk Lille 50.631645, 3.06140650°37’54” N 3°3’41” E
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Lille and the Tour de France
4 juli, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
What an ending to our trip!!

Alan kept saying he had goosebumps all over today as we got to watch the wild spectacle that is the Tour de France. It is HUGE and to think they set it up and take it down for 21 days in 21 different areas. 😳🙂 I believe it was a dream come true for Alan and a perfect explanation point to our trip.

44 days, 4 countries (5, if we count the Brussels Airport), 6 planes, 5 trains, and 22 different accommodations. It’s time to head home. 🙂💕Meer informatie
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Reiziger Wow..did you ever think you would get to see this?
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Reiziger You nèed to get this printed and framed.
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Het einde van de reis
8 juli 2025

Paris - Days 1-3

Paris - Day 4

Notre Dame and the Seine

Sainte Chapelle and the Louvre

Musée d'Orsay

Lille and the Tour de France