More Parisian Fun - Then Londo - Then REALLY Dondo

The last few days we spent in Paris involved a lot of wandering and sightseeing, which is where we passed this creatively named bus. One other cool thing we saw was The Beaches, which is done every summer in Paris. Along the Seine they unload tons of sand and set up beach chairs and chaise lounges, and even have foosball and awesome water misters that were just what we needed on the hot summer days.

A big highlight of Paris was out last evening there. Someone recommended we check out the Fat Tire Bike Tours that take you around the city, so we decided to check it out. After we met a big group of tourists like ourselves under the Tour Eiffel, we headed to the office to get our bikes.

We took the beach cruisers all around the city, stopping occasionally to learn different facts about Paris, like where Marie Antoinette was held in jail before she was beheaded, how Notre Dame was cleaned after the French Revolution, and where Johnny Depp lives. We even rode all through the outside areas of the Louvre, around I.M. Pei's pyramid and through the Jardin de Toulliere.

At the end of the ride we ended up at the Seine where we boarded a boat that took us up and down the river. Our guides even provided wine for us to enjoy as we went along, and we got to see the Eiffel Tower lit up as it does every hour on the hour. It was a really great way to spend the last night of our visit.

The next day we got on the Eurostar and made our way back to London to stay with Lisa and Gavin for a few days before getting back to the states. While there we got to check out central London, have some beers at various pubs, and met up with the same friends we saw on our first pass through England.

2 days later we were on our way back to New York, and our journey was officially over. I'm sure there were plenty of details that I've left out in all of these blogs, but I have a feeling our days of travel aren't over. Something about seeing new things just makes you crave more new experiences, so check back one of these days to find out what we'll be up to next...