Rick Steves' Best of Europe in 14 Days
La Dolce Vita!
Paris,
France
We arrived a few days early. This was my second trip to Paris and hopefully not my last. I love Paris! Everything about it is wonderful. The tour includes some great places, but there were a few others I wanted to fit in during our free time. One was the Eiffel Tower. Luckily, we had an awesome view from our hotel room.
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from our room!
Hotel Splendid (tour hotel)
View from Sacre Coeur
View from Montparnasee tower
Now that we've determined I'm obsessed with the Eiffel Tower, it's time to move on...
In addition to the hotel with the awesome view, the tour included some really great food. Our first meal as a group was at Le Bosquet. After the meal we strolled to the river for a evening cruise.
The following
day we visited Sainte Chapelle, Notre Dame &
the Latin Quarter.
Notre
Dame
Sainte Chapelle
Latin
Quarter
On our last day in Paris, we visited the Louvre. Not only did we get to skip the long line, we also enjoyed a private tour with a local guide.
Louvre
Finally, there's the stuff we did on our own
before the tour & during tour free time.
Catacombs
Catacombs
Catacombs
This is me...
Opera
Opera
Sacre Coeur
Montmarte
Montmarte
Metro Station
Saint-Jean-de Montmarte
Montmarte
View from tour river cruise