Today was another amazing day. It all started with a nice french breakfast with bread, a croissant, and some coffee. After that morning was mostly filled with an info session for our safety and other important information. Lunch crept up in no time. We went over to a little place close by and I had a very delicious salad,fruit salad, and drink that was only 8€ (about $8.88). I later went with a small group to go grocery shopping and got myself a few mini gâchés aux éclats de chocolat (bread with chocolate baked in it). I absolutely love these in the morning but not every morning for that is way too much chocolate. After that we went back over near Notre Dame and went to more of the shopping district. I gained some really nice post cards and saw a few stores I'll have to visit when I have more time.
The highlight of the day is when we went to the Eiffel Tower. It was magnificent! There was even a giant soccer ball hanging in the center for games.
A member of our group gave a presentation on the Eiffel Tower that was amazing. Some of the facts I learned was that the tower is:
- It stands about 1,063 feet tall (including the antenna).
- The entire tower is painted frequently and 60 tons of paint are used. It's painted with a darker shade at the bottom and a lighter shade at the top to give it better definition when looking at it.
- There are three platforms on the tower. Eiffel, who oversaw construction and payed 80% for its creation, had an apartment on the 3 level (899 feet up).
- The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be torn down after 20 years. But due to popular demand and some practice use it was kept.
- Funny fact: it is illegal to video tap the light show that happens every night as it is considered art and you need the artist permission due to copyright laws.
They is so much more interesting facts about it. A small party of us took the elevators up to the very top floor. The view was amazing and you could see all of Paris. On the third floor was even a champagne vender so you could enjoy a sip up there. Inside an area on the upper walls were flags around the world with the destination and monument there with a comparison to the Eiffel Tower’s height. For the United States there was New York, Washington D.C., Chicago and San Francisco.
On the second floor there was another amazing sight of the Trocadéro. There were also some placards and wall art of design structure and history of the tower.
Lastly the first level had some fast food restaurants and glass walkways that allowed to see yourself at a different angle that high. Underneath the tower was a cool view of the hanging soccer ball.
We took a bit of a break to rest our feet. We went to a little crêpe place and I enjoyed some wonderful cafe au lait (coffee with milk) and a crêpe avec nutella (crêpe with Nutella). We the. Walked back to the Eiffel Tower and took in a spectacular sight of it covered in lights. I have to say that that was an amazing end for an amazing day.
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