The magnum opus of the Paris experience is The Eiffel Tower. Today was our day!
A few months before we came.....thankfully.....we purchased our tickets to the top. With much anticipation the children waited in the line for the first elevator.
Surprise!! Papa and Grammie did not have advanced tickets....because they did know they were coming to Paris until just two weeks ago, so we were sad that they would not be able to go up with us. We had planned to meet them at the bottom at 11:00 a.m., but when we got off the elevator, there they were!! They had arrived early in the morning and had stood in the line to purchase the "Walking" (stair climbing) tickets....and that's what they did and TOTALLY surprised us! It was so fun for us that they were not left out of this experience. Several times the children had said, "It is so sad that Papa and Grammie can not got on top of the tower with us." They did it again....tricky grandparents!
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"Papa, hey, how did you get up here?!
And look, I have a loose tooth!" |
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| Erik drives a hard bargain for two Eiffel towers... |
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Look at him really checking them out...
amoungst the 49 other vendors selling the same souviners! |
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| A quick bite at a street side "take away" stand... Can you ever get enough chocolate crepes? |
Next, we headed to the Arc de Triumph, which is the structure Napoleon comissioned to be built to honor his great military victories. Such a humble man.
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| L'arc de Triomphe |
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| The tomb of the unknown soldier. |
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| A five lane round-about intersecting with six main roads means no driving rules. |
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| A view of the Champs-Elysees from the L'arch de Triomphe |
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Dad Grimmer, this photo is for you.
We thought you'd get a kick out of it....
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| Ice cream for the walk on the Champs-Elysees. |
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| Our final Metro ride home for the evening. |
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