(September 10, 2025 – Paris)
Our last full day and night we spent docked in Paris. For our morning excursions, we split up again: Pops, Tomi, and Bryan made chose the Artists’ Walk of Auvers-sur-Oise, while I made my way over to Château de Malmaison.
They rode the coach to Auvers-sur-Oise and then walked in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh where they visited the Maison Van Gogh and the burial church.
Meanwhile, I visited Château de Malmaison – the “love nest” of Napoleon and Josephine on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. She bought the run down manor house in April 1799 while Napoleon was away in Egypt and paid over 300,000 francs to do the extensive renovations. Along with the renovations to the château, Josephine also created the gardens and brought in several exotic animals and birds during that time. Following her divorce from Napoleon, she remained there until her death in 1814.
Once we all returned to the boat, it was time for our afternoon excursion. We boarded the coach and headed to the port of la Bourdonnais for a Paris city cruise. It was one hour of gorgeous views of the city that you can only experience from the river.
For our final night on the Amalyra, our captain took us on a night cruise for better views of the Eiffel Tower. Tomi came over to our room, and we enjoyed the sights. What a perfect ending to our first week before heading over to our next cruise on the Amadolce! Enjoy the sights of the Eiffel Tower!
