La Tour Eiffel

Well the holidays have come and gone. And so has Danielle Francis. Thanks for coming Dee, I had a blast. We have tons of photos to share and even more stories, but they will have to wait until next time...

La Tour Eiffel.
Bonjour Madames et Monsieurs, Je m'appelle Christophe et je vais été votre guide, aujourd'hui. Let me share with you the beauty that is the Eiffel Tower. The funny part is that when first erected (lol) in 1885, it was despised by Parisians. They thought it was an eye sore to the skyline of their beautiful city. Which may or may not have been true, but it has attracted nearly 7 million visitors since it's creation. It is also the most well known monument throughout Europe. It has attained all this in just 118 years. Not bad...

Here are a few other stats that I found to be quite interesting. It takes approx. 1 1/2 years to paint the entire structure and they paint it every 7 years, using 60 tons of paint. The city is going to start on the 19th coat next winter. Also, it does sway with the wind, but it only moves a mere 7 cm. Also, the tower was only to be left standing for 20 years to celebrate the French Revolution, but as it gained popularity through the years they decided to keep it standing.

OK, OK, enough of the stats... Let's see some pictures and video already! On y va! (Let's get going!)

Here is your chance to ride the tower from the ground to the third floor in about a minute. Enjoy!



And here are some day pics:






I have no idea why there were all these people on stilts:


This is one of the legs. You can actually ascend any of the legs except one. It is reserved for people who want to walk the stairs. Yeah, it is assumed that they are crazy!


And here are some night pics:


View to the North:


View to the South:


Along La Seine:


Is everyone keeping up with their New Year's Resolutions?