Report part 2 by nature woman

Once again, i am neither a city person or history fan and do not claim to know anything about paris other than my personal experience. After 2 days on the L%26#39;open bus, visiting Notre Dame, walking the Champs Elysees and checking out the shopping at le printemps and Galleries LaFayette(both within walking distance of hotel), my girls had purchased a scarf or two or tlhree and decided purchasing a prom dress would be too expensive(although they loved the Galleries Lafayette and i loved the stained glass on the inside) they stumbled into a store called Zaras right in the opera district they they found exciting and bought some jeans and shirts. monday night we walked to the cityrama office (5-10 minute walk) and boarded the bus to be transferred to the Eiffel Tower for our pre-booked dinner on the first level followed by a night trip down the Seine. The meal was mediocre at best but the view and not waiting in lines at the tower made it worth it. The Seine cruise that followed was great...full moon and twinkling tower and bridges. The bus returned us to the opera district. Tuesday was more walking, stopping by cafes(the weather was wonderful) conversing in my 30 year -old high school french with very nice french people and of course, with my girls checking out the stores. Tuesday afternoon we headed to Versailles on a bus with cityrama, getting headphones on the bus for the trip and a self-guided audio tour in the palace. Once again not having to wait in lines but Versailles was crowded, the Hall of Mirrors a disappointment, and the outside renovation kicking dust up everywhere so outside was not that nice. I was much more impressed with the Louvre on Wednesday. more later.

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naturewoman - thanks for your nice reports. I never tire of learning about other people%26#39;s experiences.

BTW you don%26#39;t have to start a new thread each time you want to put another chapter to your report, you could just continue the one you started, by adding a %26quot;reply to this post%26quot;.

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