At the recommendation of a friend back in SF, I signed up before I came for a bike tour of Paris offered by Fat Tire (yes, the beer of New Belgium brewery & Colorado fame). Karen said that when she was working as a travel advisor they recommended the tour to people often and had heard good feedback as well.
The tour met up under the Eiffel Tower and I have to admit that seeing this site in person is amazing. There are huge crowds but obviously it is a must-do when in Paris. The bike tour left from near the tower and went winding through parks, neighborhoods, bike lines and traffic to weave throughout central Paris. The highlights were: Ecole Militaire, the dome church (contains the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte), Les Invalides, a very cool art nouveau bridge over the Seine, Place de la Concorde, a cafe lunch stop inside the Tuileries garden, the back side of the Louvre, and then we looped back past several other museums and sites ending up once again beneath the tower.
Later in the day, I went to the top of the tower. The first two levels by stairs which was probably not the best idea after biking all morning. The views from all three levels are spectacular. Below are pictures from throughout the day -
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