FRANCE

September 8-16, 2011

PARIS, VERSAILLES, THE LOUVRE, GEVERNY (MONET’S HOME AND GARDENS), LOIRE VALLEY CASTLE TOUR, MUMM CHAMPAGNE HOUSE, REIMS CATHEDRAL AND MENET & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE CELLARS.

What an experience for our 21 travelers. Simply fantastic was the reaction of most. You are invited to go to the page entitled What Our travelers Are Saying and our Paris Blog to get a personal perspective and the feel what it was like to spend 9 wonderful days in Paris and the surrounding area with Someday Travel.

"We continue to remember our wonderful trip to Paris. You guys are the best." Alan and Jean Nordstrom

A Few Highlights

We arrived in Paris and our guide led us on a bus “drive by” tour of the city’s highlights, The Eiffel Tower, the Arc De Triomphe, the Louvre, the Avenue Des Champs Elysees, Princess Diana’s memorial and other pertinent sites. Our guide then took the time to personally travel with us to instruct all in mastering the Paris Metro System connecting the whole of Paris. As a part of our journey we took time to observe Paris on a boat trip down the famous Seine River, which was the perfect place for the tired feet and seats of the travelers. One of the sites we passed on the river cruise was the Cathedral of Notre Dame (in the background).
What would a visit to Paris be if not to visit the Eiffel Tower? While we visited it briefly on our first day, travelers had many opportunities to visit it again over the time we enjoyed in Paris. Travelers took the time to climb to the top as well as climb the Arc De Triomphe (294 steps to the top) while still finding the time to visit those sites individual travelers wished and came to see. The trip was planned so that much of every late afternoon and evening was available for personal visits and memory making, and our travelers took advantage of it fully. While Wayne & Valerie took advantage of this photo shoot, it was a scene repeated by most of our travelers over the 9 day tour.
The Louvre was yet another highlight of the trip. While our group spent 3 full hours enjoying an English speaking guided tour of the museum, they still had the opportunity to remain in the museum after the tour if they chose, which many did. Others took the opportunity to shop, to sightsee or visit sites they had only read about in this wonderful city. Whether it was the Shakespeare Book Store, sitting in a restaurant along the Seine River enjoying a coffee, meal , drink of their choice, visiting a cathedral or church or simply taking the time to visit their choice of landmarks, it was a time when memories were made, one traveler at a time.
There were two optional travel days built in for travelers to enjoy. They could either remain and enjoy the city of Paris on their own, crash in the hotel and enjoy the Village of Bercy where our hotel was located, or they could visit Giverny, home and Claude Monet and his beautiful gardens. This was such a wonderful part of the journey but way too short. Well, there will be other times to return and fully take in the beauty of the home and garden that Monet put so much of his heart and life into.