A Cruise down the Seine

One activity during our stay in Paris, which I did not describe in earlier posts, was an early evening cruise down the Seine River.  Instead of the well-known, large "Bateaux Moches" which ply the river, we took a smaller boat line, "Vedettes du Pont Neuf", which departs from the "Ile de la Cite", the island in the middle of the Seine.

The cruise was a very pleasant way to see many of the landmarks of Paris from a different vantage point.

 

The D'Orsay Museum, which once was a train station.

 

 

 

One of the numerous bridges crossing the Seine.  Notice the letter "N" on the bridge.  It was constructed during the reign of Napoleon.

 

 

I don't need to identify this iconic landmark.

 

 

 

All along the riverbank, people gather on the quays to enjoy the summer evening.

 

 

 

Notre Dame Cathedral

 

 

The cathedral silhouetted against the evening sky.

 

 

By the time we disembarked, night had fallen upon the "City of Lights".