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Paris - Days 1-3
26 июня, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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. 🙂Читать далее
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Путешественник Nice!!
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Путешественник Nice shot
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Those flowers- wow! [Lori]
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Paris - Day 4
29 июня, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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.🙂Читать далее
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Third wheel? [Glo]
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Barb and Alan🤣
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ПутешественникIt seems to me that most of Europe believes in restore not destroy and rebuild. Love it.
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Notre Dame and the Seine
30 июня, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
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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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Путешественник I think seeing everything at night made it seem magical!
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ПутешественникI hope it will be cooler but forcast doesn't look that good. So sorry you hit such hot weather.
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Sainte Chapelle and the Louvre
2 июля, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
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Breathtaking ❤️ [Janice]
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Sounds like a full day of beauty. [Linda B]
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ПутешественникIt always amazes
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WadepennJust wow!
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Musée d'Orsay
3 июля, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
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ПутешественникWow..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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Lille and the Tour de France
4 июля, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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. 🙂💕Читать далее
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Путешественник Wow..did you ever think you would get to see this?
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Путешественник You nèed to get this printed and framed.
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Окончание поездки
8 июля 2025 г.

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