Ok... So we left off having stopped back at our room. We were in and out ofthere in just a few minutes and then were headed off in the opposite direction we had gone last time, in an attempt to find the Tourism Office!
One of the big reasons I had changed my mind about doing an
Adventures by Disney trip, was the cost. Ellie is considered an 'adult' in the States when it comes to admissions... to about everything! Well,
ABD was no exception. She was priced as an adult. However... as I soon discovered, in France kids are kids til 17 (or even older!)!! Which meant that she could get in almost everywhere for FREE!!
I also found that the Tourism Office offers a Museum Pass that would cover my admission to almost all the monuments and museums we were planning to visit for a very low cost! So that was our first mission.... getting my Museum Pass! We didn't have too much trouble finding it. I bought not only my 6 day Museum Pass, but also 2 round trip metro tickets to Versailles for the following day
Woohoo!!
So, pass and tickets in hand, we set off toward the river! I didn't want to do or plan too much for this first day, because I knew we would be tired and need a good nights sleep. So we were going to do a Seine River Cruise!
Now... there's just 1 river.... with 2 sides.... you would think it would have been a breeze to find the dock right?
Well, not for us!! We did enjoy the views and seeing the city... but after walking what seemed to be forever (though I really doubt it was that far!!) we gave up and went to find some supper because we were STARVING!!!
We wandered up a rather busy looking boulevard (figuring that the busier it wasthe better the chance of finding food!) and eventually found a pizzaria! Perfect! We were really hungry and wanted filled up... so something familiar was the best choice!! Even though we weren't having actual french cuisine... we did eat outside in the sidewalk cafe area!! It was very cool
We had a simple cheese pizza. It was an advertised as an individual... but weonly bought one. It was HUGE!! I was so glad we didn't each get one! It was easily a 12 inch round pie! We also each got an Evian... which started Ellie's addiction to the mineral water!
After eating, we had our energy restored!! So we decided to try once again to try and find the docks! We paid the check, used the restroom, and set off back toward the river!
It turns out, we were almost there when we detoured looking for supper! And soon we saw the big sign for the Bateaux Mouches!
We got there about 30 min before the next trip, so we bought our tickets and shared a coke while we waited. Soon it was our turn. The commentary was..... Ehhh but the trip pretty nice. I liked that we could see everything at once. It was a great overview of the highlights! I didn't like the noisy Asian teens that were jumping around everywhere carrying on.. pushing and whatnot
Here's some photos I took along the way....
Don't we look tired lol!
Continued in next post.....