It's actually the day after we visited the Louvre but we have been very busy. We checked the weather before we left and it said there was a 2% chance of rain. We left the rain jackets and umbrellas in the cabin - bad choice. The 2% hit us just as we were getting off the shuttle bus into Paris. The Louvre is about a half hour walk from the shuttle bus stop, so our 1st stop was to buy an umbrella. With the cheap umbrella keeping us dry, we made it to the Louvre. Th...

We did not need to check out of the room and take the shuttle to the ship until noon. We had not yet seen the Arc de Triomphe. Looking at the map we decided it would be a nice morning walk. It only took about 45 minutes to walk there and was well worth it. It was a little busy but not too bad. We stayed there about 15 minutes and then walked back to the hotel to clean up and pack. We joined about 20 others on the bus and took the 30 minute ride to the ship which ...

We spent the day today on the bike tour to Versailles that we booked thru Bike About Tours. We met the group of 12 and the guide, April, at Notre Dame about 8:30 in the morning. April also has her own tour company - parisforyoutours.com. We got to Notre Dame early and had a chance to go inside the Cathedral - an impressive building - it's hard to imagine the construction back in the Middle Ages. The group took the subway/rail to Versailles where we picked up our ...

This morning we went on the included Viking tour of the historic LeMarais district. It was not the typical large bus tour with brief stops but was a 2 hour walking tour full of history. Very enjoyable. They would have brought us back to the hotel but we and another couple decided to stay downtown since it was just too nice a day. The other couple was going to meet friends for lunch. We took an hour and a half walk past Notre Dame, the Louvre and along the Seine b...

When we got thru customs, Viking had a kiosk set up to welcome their customers. We introduced ourselves and they immediately called over our driver to take us to the hotel. We had expected some kind of a shuttle van. It was just us, the driver and a huge Mercedes sedan to the hotel. We got to the hotel about 1:30 and after checking in and resting for a while, we headed out to explore the area. The 1st stop was at a sidewalk cafe for some coffee (Bonnie) and a gla...