Tuesday 22 January 2008

Paris - Day #2, Eiffel Tower


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I'm sure all of us kids love the Eiffel Tower. The symbol of Paris. We could see it from our hotel room and it is really beautiful at night. It is lit up, and every hour it strobes for 10 minutes. Very impressive, day or night. It is 1,000 feet tall and you cannot help but be awed. There are levels at 200, 400 and 900 feet and we went to all three. We had waffles with chocolate sauce and hot chocolate on the second floor - even the picky kids liked that. It was cold and windy, but the view was awesome.
The pictures are of the family at the 900 foot level, both the Arc d'Triumph and Sacre Coeur from the tower, the small version of the Statue of Liberty (it plays a role in the new 'National Treasures' movie) and lastly they have mannequins hanging from the tower in several places to show you what it looks like when they have to paint it. Kind of catches you by surprise when you see the first one.

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