Bordeaux River Cruise - April/May 2023
Paris, Loire Valley, Bordeaux (and surroundings), Dijon, Zurich, Frankfurt, and The Hague
Arrived Paris
Walk around town, enjoying all the sites
Notre Dame
Still under construction. Scaffolding everywhere.
Musee D'Orsay
Pre-bought admission tickets. Beautiful museum.
Walking around Paris
Musee D’Orsay in the background.
Top of Eiffel Tower
Just before sunset. Shadow of tower on Paris
Eiffel Tower Lights
Twinkling on the hour for 5 minutes.
Chambord Chateau
Tour of several chateaus around the Loire.
Château de Chenonceau
Beautiful place with great gardens
Bordeaux City Hall
Where the door had been burned a few weeks earlier in protest.
Château Pichon-Longueville
Drove by several wine Chateaus and toured the grounds of Chateau Margaux
Marché des Capucins
Bordeaux Market with ship’s chef
Dijon, France
Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne.
Lindt Chocolate Factory
Best tour ever. All the chocolates that you can eat. In Kilchberg, Switzerland
Lake Obersee
Hiking with Jacques, Julia, and Louis
Frankfurt, Germany
From the tower of Cathedral of St. Bartholomew. 328 steps up a very old stone stairway.
Keukenhof Garden, Holland
Train and bus tour from The Hague to the garden. Last week garden was open, just made it, but the Tulips were still amazing.
Delft, Netherlands
A relatively quick tram ride from The Hague. Visited the Royal Delft Earthenware Factory.
Haarlem, Netherlands
Great town to walk around. Easy 45 min train ride from The Hague. (Close to Amsterdam.)