Paris by Day

The Seine River. We got on the Batobus and cruised along the Seine, it stops at all the main attractions along the way. There are many bridges over the river and each one very different from the next.

A young man who seemed to be scowling at me or just Phil who hates having his photo taken.

The back of the beautiful Notre Dame and in the foreground one of several bridges covered in padlocks left by young (and not so young) lovers when visiting Paris. Locks have couples names on and many throw the key into the river. This has become quite a problem with padlocks found in other strange places and the weight is too much for the older bridge work.

The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.

If you can get past the yellow shirt and pale upper arms (it was too hot to wear sleeves and those parts not yet tanned) in the background is again the Notre Dame.

1. Notre-Dame de Paris, also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. 

No need to explain this landmark. Everywhere people try to sell miniature towers, or get you to sign paper while they pick your pockets (we were warned by our hosts about some of their practises, but fell into the trap of paying dearly for small woven cotton bracelets.