Paris

The TGV train from Switzerland to Paris was quiet, smooth and fast. The french country side was beautiful. When we got to Paris we went all the way to the top of the Eiffel Tower. The veiw was wonderful. That evening we took a boat tour on the river Seine and then drove around looking at the lights. The Eiffel tower was beautiful as you can see. Today we took a city tour and saw Notre Dame and then spent the afternoon in the Louvre. The kids headed back to the hotel and Bob and I walked along the Champs Elysees. The picture in the upper left shows the arch at the Louvre museam and if you look carefully down the middle it lines up perfectly with the oblisque, then the Arch d'Triomphe and finally a very modern arch where the new city begins. This very straight road is the Champs Elysees. It starts out as parks and then turns into a very busy street with all the "right shops and restaraunts". Last night we had snails and french onion soup at one of the bistros.