Arrived at 7:30 am with a few hours of sleep on the plane (have finally discovered a good neck pillow/eye mask flying situation). Couldn’t check into the hotel until noon so walked around the Seine and took a boat tour to try and stay awake. Since we were there a day early because of the hurricane threatening in Florida this was a free day.
Main take aways from the Seine river guide were that most of their big landmarks were built for seven world’s fairs that were held in a relatively short amount of time in the early 20th century. Also there are a lot of bridges and the all have a distinct history I do not remember. It was also interesting to see Notre Dame with all the scaffolding and cranes.
After we got into the hotel and took a nap we went to Sacre Coeur, which was close by. This is on a hill and gives a great view of the city. Therefore at sunset it is similar to the Spanish Steps in Rome with people sitting on the steps, vendors and musicians. We got dropped off at the top and then walked down to the bottom. There was a nice little neighborhood at the bottom where we had a great French meal and got chocolates.
