We started the next day of our trip back at the south leg of the Eiffel Tower, where we met our guide, Crystal, for the Fat Tire Bike Tour (arranged through Viator at viator.com). The four-hour tour is a fun way to see Paris from the street point of view. The bikes are comfortable, the ride is easy and there is a short break in the middle to give riders a chance to grab a snack. Bike About Tours (bikeabouttours.com) offers more intimate guided rides with a maximum of 10 people and takes you to popular sites, as well as less traveled hideaways.

After a late lunch, we made our way to the Paris Vision tour office on Rue du Rivoli where Viator had arranged for us to take one of the famous Seine River cruises. This being the City of Lights, we opted to follow up the twilight cruise with a narrated nighttime “Illuminations” bus tour through town. Both were a great way to kick back and relax while taking in all of the sights from two very different perspectives. For a real treat, we added the dinner option at Chez Clement at the end of the tour — it makes for a very long day, but the chance to sit down at a notable restaurant in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysee was memorable.