The gentle rain and mist encouraged us, well me, to take the time to clean our apartment all the way down to fresh, clean sheets on the bed. I dragged the suitcases and all the clothes we had stored in the closet out, washed down the shelves and wiped the floors. The baseboards looked like they hadn’t been wiped down in a year or two – so I did that too. All in all, the place is cleaner than we found it!
After chores were done, early afternoon, we walked up to the oriental traiteur and purchased two brochettes of chicken on a skewer as take-away. Just to tide us over until dinner back at the apartment later.
Bus #69 sightseeing tour begins here, overlooking the Eiffel Tower
Since it was misty, we embarked on an adventure we had never tried before. The tour guide books all reference a bus route that runs through Paris and hits a lot of the sites. Because we have our Navigo passes we can hop on and off all along the route. Rick Steves’ books give details about the Bus #69 sightseeing tour – all for the cost of a Metro ticket. And, actually with a Metro ticket you can hop on and off as long as the entire trip in one direction does not exceed 90 minutes. Â Let’s see pay a sightseeing company for a narrated commentary or ride for Metro fare? I know which I would choose. Â Going forward we will recommend it to those who want an overview of the major sites in Paris. Starting at Champs de Mars (actually on avenue Joseph Bouvard), we took Rick Steves’ advice and grabbed a window seat near the back where the seats are higher for a better view!
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