The Seine river runs right through Paris. It meanders its way all the way to the English Channel at Le Harve. It enters Paris in the southeast corner of the city, flows northerly and then turns back south and exits Paris in the southwest corner. So its east bank becomes its north band and eventually its west bank. So in Paris, to make things easier, they speak of the right bank and the left bank only (right and left when facing downstream). It flows for 13 km inside the center of the city and through 10 of the 20 arrondissements. Our river ride took us from the base of the Eiffel Tower, downstream past many of the museums and parks that we had already visited. Then to the right bank side of the Ile de la Citie where Notre Dame stands. We maintained this course past the Ile de le Saint Louis before turning around and heading back. We saw brides getting pictures, pop up art galleries, other tour boats and a river taxi of sorts. We passed an area where many larger boats were moored three deep along the banks.
We decided to walk the the boat always walking towards the Eiffel Tower
Stopping for selfies
Another fine day in paradise
The Paris alarm clock
A stealth tour boat
Some street art
Pont Alexander III
Most fancy with the Grand Palais in the distance
It is very grand
A memorial made to look like large books
The battle of Tunisia in 1943
Sore fine statuary
The top of the boat was wide open and a bit windy
But it offered the best views
Friendly folks waving
Shiny things to look at
An overgrown greenhouse
Coming back upon the Alexander III bridge
It is even nicer from the river level
The contrast between the black and the gold is striking
This boat looked more like a greenhouse
Looking back at the tower and the bridge adornments
A grand Greek temple or an official building
This eccentric group of spires and turrets is intriguing
Keeping the city clean
The Musee D'Orsay a former train station
Above the bald heads we are approaching the Lourve
The Louvre was once the largest building in the world
It is good to be the King!
This pedestrian bridge is just wooden slats
A beefier bridge
Carved stone heads
"N" is the bridge
Notre Dame
Looking good
Still under re-construction
The moving boat required that pictures were needed to be taken quickly
Just like that Notre Dame is behind us
Funky curved brick arched under the bridge
Mesmerizing
Decorated very intricately
Heading back upriver
A riverside art exhibit
The older bridges are made of stone and were very substantial
The later iron bridges could be light and pretty
Doubling as shelters
The river police
The ladies who cruise inside
Larger boats docked up
With their land based transportation stored nicely
A nice day for a horse ride
Getting married
Back at the tower
Heee haw!
Docked up
Ready to disembark with the crowd eager to get back to their busy schedules
