Paris - Bastille Day

We had an uneventful train trip from Les Marecottes to Paris, which is great. I was a little disapointed that the TGV train was so shabby, I thought they were all the newest, nicest trains, but this one was pretty old and tired looking. Once we got to Paris the seas got rough. I got some kind of stomach virus the first night and was deathly ill. Being sick on vacation is never fun, but it is especially sad when you have a very expensive dinner cruise planned for that evening.

Somehow I rallied up and made it to dinner. It was a beautiful evening, which helped. As we walked to the boat, we saw thousands of people gathered around the Eiffel Tower, starting at 5:30 pm, but luckily we had a pass to go down to the boat dock. The boat is very nice and the meal was excellent, but the highlight of the trip was the fireworks. It finally got dark enough around 11 pm and the magic started. I don't think I have ever seen a better show, and it lasted for more than 30 mintes. There were fireworks coming out of the tower, over the tower and around the tower.  If you ever get the chance, I would highly recommend coming to Paris for Bastille Day. Just try to get a place within walking distance of the Eiffel Tower as you are never going to get on the subway or hail a taxi after the fireworks.

Before the fireworks.

The french version of Lady Liberty.

Come on sun, go down so we can see fireworks.