Drinking champagne on a river cruise in Paris
Would you like to be drinking champagne on a river cruise in Paris right now?
I know I would :-)
One of my favourite things to do when showing people around Paris is to take them on a delightful champagne tasting on a boat on the River Seine at twilight. There's something about seeing Paris from the water which is magical as the evening lights come on, sparkling across the centuries-old building and bridges, as your boat glides around one the most famous cities in the world.
Even on a wet day I find this river cruise delightful, as Paris is beautiful in all seasons.
I've put my photos into a mini video to share with you some of the magic I feel about the champagne river cruise - I hope you enjoy it:
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You can book the 'Champagne Tasting Cruise in Paris' before your trip, simply print the receipt and info and show up on the appointed date and time.
We took the Metro (Mo.) to Bir Hakim, and when we came up to street level we could see the Eiffel Tower. We crossed the road to be on the water's edge and walked down to where the boats were docked.
Why did the ticket collector shock me?
When I handed over the printed tickets for our Sunday evening champagne cruise, the ticket collector told me there wasn't a cruise scheduled because it was Sunday. My French was rusty but not that rusty, and I was shocked and embarrassed, incredulous, and the people with me didn't know what was transpiring. The ticket collector kept this up for a few minutes then started laughing, and I had a good laugh too. What a cheeky chap! (Certainly no supposedly-rude French in sight.)
Once we were all onboard in our curtained-off section at the front of the boat, our delight guide introduced himself - Olivier from OChateu (who specialise in champagne and wine tastings). Olivier turned out to be an extremely charming Frenchman with a wicked sense of humour, and our whole group had a great time tasting the different champagnes, learning about the varieties and indeed the history of champagne.
Our cruise took us around the island and we were able to get a bird's eye view of the beautiful centureis-old building and the many bridges in Paris.
We had a fabulous time, but all too soon we had to say Au Revoir!
I love this cruise, and highly recommend it - start your holiday by drinking champagne on a river cruise in Paris, and you're starting out on a high note :-)
Teena
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