We finally got around to seeing the tower up close on our third day in the city. The Tour Eiffel, much like the Pyramide, is just one in a long line of Parisian landmarks widely despised by Parisians when first built and gradually tolerated. I could understand why. The thing is a bit of a mess of metal trusses. But it's quite nicely painted and decorated, and the gardens on the Champ de Mars look like they'd be really nice in the summer time.
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| Rick's room. The Rick Steve's Paris guide was like a clever and informative travelling partner, and the extra room we had (through an inscrutable hotel confusion) became his. He's reclining here on 'his' bed. |
As for the Arch, it's big. Way bigger than the Marble Arch in Paris. And standing beneath it, you can see all the way down the Champs Elysees to the front door of the Louvre. Almost. If there weren't so many cars and signs and trees, anyway.
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| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
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| The lights at the far end are a circus fair thing that was running on the Jardin de Tuilieres; 2/3 of the way back to the Louvre. |
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