L'Open Tour
One of the reasons the Open Tour, or Turibus as we call it in Mexico, appealed to us was the ability to ride around the city just to enjoy it, looking at it, getting a feel for it as well as the ability to get off and on whenever and wherever we wanted at the designated tour bus stops. It was a good decision. The city center of Paris is beautiful; old buildings covered in architectural detail line the streets. Parks, both large and small pop up here and there. I could have spent the entire ten days just photographing the doors and windows of the city. In spite of the chilly temperatures we still enjoyed the scenery of the city of Paris. We rode along the Seine, up the boulevard that leads to the Arc du Triomphe around the area of the Eiffel Tower, and in neighborhoods. Bob filled me in along the way about the fascinating information the taped tour guide was giving about each place. When my need to move from one side to another of the bus for just the right shot took over...well, headphones just got in the way.
One of the areas we enjoyed the most was the area around Notre Dame. There were three lovely churches in this area, each with its own particular charm. First was Notre Dame itself, high and lofty, filled with people. On the same island is the smaller church la Chapelle with its soaring stained glass windows and across the bridge we found Eglese Saint Severin that had some of the most charming windows depicting Bible stories and some newer modern design windows as well.
Donna, I can't think of anyone else's "eyes" I would rather see Paris through. Beautiful pictures, wonderful stories, I'm so glad you were able to go!
Posted by: Peggy Daley | 06/09/2009 at 11:18 PM
How dear! Thank you, Peggy. It was one of God's unexpected gifts to us, especially to Wag.
Posted by: DonnaDear | 06/10/2009 at 10:29 AM