Finally the day has arrived – on the hubby’s birthday – that we’re heading up the grand ole dame herself – the Eiffel Tower! We’re going right to the top with the vertigo inducing lift! We booked online prior to travelling and, as it was a French holiday, thank goodness we did! We skipped theContinue reading “Eiffel Tower”
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Sparkly Tower
After messing about by the river for a while we’re ready to check out Paris by night! The Eiffel Tower gets event prettier by night – it sparkles!!!! Every evening, the Eiffel Tower sparkles for five minutes every hour on the hour, while a beaming shaft of light emits from the top. It is alsoContinue reading “Sparkly Tower”
Landmark tower
It might be a grey day but it’s our first look at the iconic Parisian landmark that is the Eiffel Tower! The original plan to build a tower 300 metres high was developed as part of preparations for the World’s Fair of 1889. The idea was to “study the possibility of erecting an iron towerContinue reading “Landmark tower”