Another day in Paris...

Okay, back to the trip to France. This is day three, Sunday, May 16th. I have to admit, after our whirlwind day of sight-seeing the day before, we sort of overslept! In fact, we may still be sleeping, except for the fact that someone accidentally called our hotel room and woke us up!

Never fear. We had plenty of time to enjoy the wonderful breakfast buffet and then do a little local sight seeing before the noontime bus that took us to our boat.

In Montparnasse, just a short walk from our hotel, there is a 58 story building with a roof top observation deck. Since we were discouraged by the reports of long waits to go up the Eiffel Tower and we were blessed with a nice clear morning, we decided to go to the top of the Montparnasse Tower to check out the views.

We could see in all directions, but I'm including some scenes that show the skyline of Paris and the Eiffel Tower, since that's the most recognized symbol of the city.

Up on the roof, we had some fun with the tower!

Then we were transported by bus to our boat, the River Baroness, which was docked just down (or is it up?)river from the Eiffel Tower.

From the bridge over the Seine that was right near where our boat was docked, I took this picture which juxtaposes the Eiffel Tower with the Statue of Liberty. That was a pretty sight!