| France |
| Paris |
| Past the Swiss port city of Basel and into France, skirting the Jura Mountains, into the wine producing area of Burgundy. In the evening, we took a city tour and a cruise at the River Seine. The sights are spectacular! The following day, we had a guided sightseeing tour to see the famous Notre Dame Cathedral & the Eiffel Tower. We also see the Opera House and drive down the Champs �lys�es to the Arc de Triomphe and other historical places in Paris. We subsequently took a trip to Verssailles to see the Verssailles Palace & Graden. It was a trip I will always remember! |
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| An evening cruise at River Seine: No doubt a lovely and emotional evening! |
| Arc de Triump |
| An evening cruise at River Seine: No doubt a lovely and emotional evening! |
| The Famous Notre Dame Church (as viewed from River Seine) The city's cathedral ranks as one of the greatest achievements of Gothic architecture. Notre Dame was begun in 1163 and completed around 1345. |
| The Louvre Museum (Mus�e du Louvre) Where the famous painting of Michaelangelo "Monalisa" is displayed. This enormous building, constructed around 1200 as a fortress and rebuilt in the mid-16th century for use as a royal palace, began its career as a public museum in 1793. In the 1980s, the Louvre was revamped, with the addition of a 21m glass pyramid entrance. |
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| Champs Elysees. |
| Grande Arce Paris |
| Les Invalides: Napoleon Bonaparte's Tomb |
| The Opera House |
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| The Eiffel Tower (as viewed from the cruise at Tiver Seine) This towering edifice was built for the World Fair of 1889, held to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution. Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, it stands 320m high and held the record as the world's tallest structure until 1930. |