great view of the city with the Siene River and all of its bridges

March 24th 2009
We were on a mission this morning to finally climb the steps of Notre Dame and take pictures from the top. They only let 20 people up at a time, so the wait was 2 hours the other afternoon when we visited. We planned to get there right at opening today and found the line to already be around 30-40 people long. Not too bad…about a 30 minute wait, BUT the issue was it was cold this morni ... read more

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Together since 1999, we have shared a passion for traveling and seeing the world since day one. We have been so fortunate to visit the countries that we have. Each experience has changed our lives in a little way. We have developed such an appreciation for culture, art, food, language, and beauty. We look forward to many more years of travel! ¨Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.¨ -Mark Tw... full info

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