For a more lively way to enjoy Paris and cap an exciting day, Steve and I have
hired a car and a driver for a blitz of the city's best nighttime views.
And this isn't just any car and driver.
This company employs a fleet of historic Deux Chaveau cars
and they're driven by local students.
Different districts
are like a snail,
going around the island, de la Cité.
The French raise floodlighting to an art form.
And with a city as beautiful as Paris, it's no wonder.
Les Invalides with its golden dome
marking Napoleon's tomb is magnifique.
The naughty blades of the Moulin Rouge keep turning as red lights tempt lost souls in Pigalle.
Just to be out and about at this hour, the energy of the city is palpable.
Notre-Dame is particularly stately after dark.
Sightseeing boats
enliven the river and its sparkling bridges.
The Pyramid at the Louvre glows from within.
And the Eiffel Tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap
through the City of Light.