Sunday, May 10, 2015

Day 9: On to Paris

We took the fast train to Paris from Brussels.  They advertise that the train goes 180 mph.  I don't know if it went that fast but cars on the expressway were standing still.  We arrived at noon and worked out some scheduling with our tour company.

At 8PM we boarded an open topped, crowded canal boat with 200 people on board.  The trip took us past Mr. Eiffel's Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Louve Museum, lots of government buildings and some famous longstanding bridges.  When I saw the Eiffel Tower up close, I was overwhelmed with how massive it is.  Tomorrow we have a special "Go to the head of the line" tour of the tower.  
High Speed Trains.

Statue to Libertue, Rebublic Square, Paris.
(Check out the graffiti)

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