Tour Paris on a airship

A semi-rigid and helium-filled Zeppelin NT takes off from a field at an airport outside Cergy-Pointoise, near Paris, August 4, 2013. The Zeppelin NT is powered by three pivoting motors and measures 75.1 meters (246 ft) long, (as long as an Airbus 380), 17.4 meters (57 feet) high, and 19.5 (64 feet) meters wide. It also has a cabin that fits 12 passengers and will fly tourists at an altitude of 300 meters (984 feet) over the countryside. According to the company's media release, Airship Paris, which runs the Zeppelin NT, will propose three different flights for tourists in the Paris region, including the Chateau of Versailles, Giverny, and Chantilly and the valley of the Impressionists.[Photo/Agencies]