February 15th: Eiffel Tower, BatoBus Boat Cruise on the Seine and Jardin des Plantes

Elisabeth, Kate and I enjoyed our first day together in Paris. After eating breakfast in the apartment, we walked to the Eiffel Tower. We were one of the first in line at 9:15am. We spent the morning at the Eiffel Tower, riding the elevator up each level and looking out at the Paris skyline. We enjoyed lunch at the cafe on the lower level.

After lunch Elisabeth and Kate rode the merry-go-round along the Seine. Then we hopped on a Batobus Boat Cruise and enjoyed being on the Seine river. The Batobus is a great way to see the city along the river. Elisabeth tells her teacher that "she loves the Seine river."

We exited the boat at the Jardin des Plantes, the main botanical garden in France. At the Jardin des Plantes we visited the Muséum National d'histoire Naturelle. Kate wants to be an archaeologist when she grows up (as she says "while she is waiting for her husband"). It was an incredible museum. We also rode the merry-go-round (Elisabeth rode on the giraffe, Kate the panda bear and gorilla!). They also enjoyed walking around the small zoo. There was so much to see and do at the Jardin des Plantes - we wished we could have stayed all evening. But, by 2pm we were exhausted. So we headed back to the Batobus Boat Cruise along the Seine. We got off at the Eiffel Tower, rode the merry-go-round and enjoyed a nice walk home before dinner.

Batobus Boat Cruise

http://www.batobus.com/

Jardin des Plantes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_des_Plantes