Hey, what's going on here!

For the entire trip, we've been looking forward to arriving in Paris by boat, and cruising by the Eiffel Tower. On the outskirts of Paris, we enjoy hot tubbing on deck on a chilly  summer day and make our way through the last lock. Suddenly there IT is! 

The Eiffel Tower will always make you smile. But, what's that next to it? The Statue of Liberty appears seemingly at the towers feet!

This statue stands a little over 37 feet high in the River Seine, on the Ile des Cygnes and was dedicated on November 15, 1889, just three years after Statue of Liberty was unveiled in New York Harbor. This one in France looks west towards her larger sister. 

"This one?"

Yes. There is also a much smaller replica in the Jardin du Luxemboug. And, yes, one more in Colmar in Alsace, where Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, its designer, was originally from. 

But for us, it was ALL about the statue here on the Seine, right by the Eiffel Tower. We know with certainty that from now on, when we bring people by "lady liberty" in New York harbor, we'll be telling them about this amazing journey.