France & Italy Tour Review: Paris, Eiffel Tower, Florence, Venice, Cinque Terre, Museums, Art, Local Cuisine, Gondola Ride

The accommodations were very nice, and were all located within walking distance to all of the venues, Eiffel Tower, museums ,etc that we wanted to visit.  
Paris- the Musee d' Orsay was a most wonderful Art Museum.  The building was magnificent, and the traffic pattern was such that it was easy to see only the venues that was interesting to me.  The Louve was a nightmare to try find stairs to get to any area of interest.  Seeing the Mona Lisa was a highlight however.
Venice - was amazing.  So nice to have only foot traffic through all of the alleyways, and the gondola ride through all of the waterways was magnificent. 
Florence - I loved seeing David by Michelangelo, and all of his partially finished sculptures, and the narrative by the guide was great.  Loved seeing the Venus de Milo, The Birth of Venus, etc.
However, the Uffizi art museum was 2/3 under construction and a complete waste of effort.  The Accademia was great.
The day long trip from Florence to the coastal towns of Cinque de Terra was very well done.  Great driver full of information.  Beautiful scenery.  Delicious fish and pasta lunch.  The boat couldn't dock, so we had more train rides and walking than normal.  I am 80 years old, and should have stopped for some sustenance in the afternoon.  We walked 14000 steps that day up and down the hilled towns.  I almost ran out of gas in the afternoon.  You might warn people to bring water and a snack in the afternoon for energy.
All in all I would not change many things on our trip.  Thank you!