We took a night time river cruise up and down the Seine.
We'd expected it to be nice and romantic, but it didn't quite turn out that
way.
First,
it was actually a pretty brisk evening, so it was a little difficult to
shake that off. And as another distraction, there was a bus load of
who we think were greek college kids that joined us. These guys were
lively! Everytime we went under a bridge (and there are a lot of
bridges!), they'd hoot and holler to hear the echos. They got the
crowd doing "the wave" every time, and we even had people start lining up on
the top of bridges just to watch and hear us go under.
In many ways, these guys made the trip more enjoyable. If
you watch the movie on this page, you'll see what I mean.
One photo I thought I'd taken (but can't find) is of a mini
- Statue of Liberty that was on the river, just south of the Eiffel Tower.
The tower itself is all lit up at night, and dominates the
skyline as much during the night as it does during the day. Every once
in a while, they'd also make it sparkle with strobes of bright flashes all
over it.
