Remember, kids, whenever you can get on a boat, get on a boat… especially when you are on vacation. It will put that smug smile on your face.
We finished off our first day in Paris by taking a cruise on the Seine. And we managed to time it just right to see the sunset, so that was awesome.
Boats, as I have said many times before, let you see things from new viewpoints.
See, isn’t that a nice view of the Museum d’Orsay? One of those big clocks is the one I posted a picture of me taking a picture through from the other side.
It is fun to use boats to cross bodies of water, but don’t forget that many cities are built around rivers for a reason. The river is a part of the history of that place. Getting to know the river helps you get to know the city and its people.
Besides, boats are just plain romantic.
For some strange reason, if you French-kiss someone on a boat at sunset under the Eiffel Tower, it sticks in your mind… and no… I am not posting that picture…
Also, river boats always seem to have knowledgeable people speaking on the loudspeakers telling you about the buildings you are looking at and the history of the city, so this helps you learn about where you are too.
For example, if I had just walked by that tiny building between those other two buildings without a guide, I would never have learned that it is supposedly the oldest building in Paris.
And you never know what will happen on a boat. We had three drunk guys on the river bank stand up and do a striptease as the boat passed them, while dancing to the Makerena… so… uh… yeah…. My wife thought it was funny, and so did my mom. Our 16-year-old, Mollie, was not as impressed.
Seeing things from new perspectives is just exciting.
Notre Dame, on its little island, is a part of the river.
And just look at her huge butt…resses… (Ha, oh man… I kill me)…
I think I actually thought of that joke as we were cruising by, which explains the smirk on my face…
So take a river cruise, people, and pass under some of the bridges you either have walked over or will be walking over. See the under side of some stuff, or the back side of some stuff. Heck, there are things on this planet that you can’t see unless you get on a boat… so get on one. Get on lots.
As we walked back to the hotel along the river bank the sun was still setting, and the thing is… and this is a cool thing… that once you have been on a boat on a river, you never look at that river the same way again… because you know that river better…
Picture yourself on a boat on a river… (10 bonus points if you sang that out loud, 50 if you know the whole first verse and kept on going)!
Pouring My Art Out 
Ahh, great boat views Art.
Hard to take bad boat pictures…
Do you ever stop traveling?? Ha!
well, this is all still the same trip… it was really only a couple weeks of travelling… so yes…
Looks like you had a great time! You saw a lot!
We kept up a pretty good pace.
That’s the thing about those trips – you want to see so much and can get so tired trying to pack it all in! I hope you took it easy on your mom!
She is still alive… ha
It’s amazing how she gets around! What’s her secret??
stayin’ alive… stayin’ alive… oooh ooh ooh ooh… stayin’ alive… HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Thanks for the ear worm. I needed that high-pitched sound to wake me up after the day I’ve had…:)
awwwwwwwwwwww
And I needed your word art, too. Did you give up the string of O’s?? Ha!
0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0
And there it is. Now the day is complete.
I live to serve.
Yes, you know how to dish it up, don’t you
I pile it high
You better use a bib then
I don’t eat it, I just serve it…
Well I’m glad you made that clear
I try to make everything that way
Just love Paris! So you went on a bateau mouche. It gives you quite the view.
Leslie
I do too, I was, and it did!
Oh Art. you are so lucky.
Leslie
I really am
Never get off the boat… never get off the boat!
unless it is a huge cruise liner and the food is bad… and it’s sinking…
How many points if I keep going in a really low voice m
(that stray “m” was supposed to be a question mark)
I did see it as a question mark… HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
230
see… because I was all like; WTF?
I just didn’t didn’t want you to get concerned that I got abducted by aliens m
okay, but from now on, if you ever are abducted by aliens, you can let me know secretly by adding a typo to any comment…
…id-sentence.
…id-life crisis
With tangerine fields, and marmalade eyes …
Suddenly someone is there at the turn
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes …
we have a winner
People usually say that in a sarcastic tone …