Up the Eiffel Tower we go…

Today marked the day every Parisian Tourist dreams of…Taking the Eiffel Tower Tour. In fact, I learn…

- It is the most visited paid monument in the world.
- It was built as an entrance arch for the 1889 World Fair.
- It stands over 1,000 feet tall.
- It was chosen out of 700 proposals submitted to a design competition.
- Originally it was only on a 20-year lease and was almost torn down in 1909. 

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However, not everyone was thrilled with the construction.  A petition of 300 names was submitted to the city to resist its construction.  It read, “We, the writers, painters, sculptors, architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris, do protest with all our vigor and all our indignation, in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history, against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower.”

We’ve been appreciating the Eiffel Tower from afar all week. It was about time we went to the heart of it all.  The line didn’t take as long as I’d expected. It was beautiful out and there was enough people-watching to keep us entertained.  Our tickets only cost us 6.50E a piece.  Unfortunately, the top was temporarily closed for reasons unknown.

We had a little elevator take us to the top.  It was extremely windy but sunny and absolutely beautiful.  Although I have pictures, in no way do they do the view justice.  It was incredible.  The kids were absolutely thrilled.  The youngest said, “This is so AWESOME!”  They had plastic crayola cameras and kept posing us and each other for pictures.


After our tour, we had the pleasure of watching some Paris Street Dancers (check back for video).  The kids were delighted.

On the way home I caught a glimpse of some true Paris Fashion.

We’ve yet to see the famous Tower in all it’s glittering glory.  We are about to take a stroll through the streets of Paris to catch a glimpse of the beautiful monument aglow. Stay Tuned.