The Hidden Paris Tours Barge Cruise was two and a
half hours of cruising the
canals of Paris, ending up cruising along the River Seine - I was in
Paris and it sounded like a great way to relax on a beautiful summer's
day, to be entertained and share my picnic with friends. The
picture below shows where we boarded the cruise.
After being out in the sun for well over an hour,
we slipped into the canal which ventures underneath the Bastille
Monument. Two kilometres of pitch black! Eerie, surreal and
then suddenly - a lilting tune could be heard ... as it got closer (and
remember it was too dark to see the person beside me) I could see who
it was as we passed underneath one of the huge lightwells in the roof
of the tunnel. The
surprise highlight was our tour guide who had started playing his
clarinet
- and what a haunting tune it was -
fabulous!
I'll post more videos and photos to give you a
feel for what the afternoon was really like - enjoy!
Teena
PS - this video is shot in the dark on the barge
slowly moving in a pitch black tunnel, so you only get to see a few
images as we pass under a skylight. I was sitting right at
the front so you can see the flag which was on the bow of the boat.
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