Some of my favorite moments as a tour leader are watching the expressions of our travelers as they first encounter some of these wonders. There is a particular corner where I like to skip ahead just a little so I can savor the expressions as the group rounds the corner and sees the magnificent Eiffel Tower towering above them in all its glory.
They called him Ronnie when he was young. Although only 5'6" (1.7m), he loved basketball. Growing up in a small Texas Panhandle town, he loved spending summers at his Uncle Tom's ranch.