Tour Eiffel

From Montmartre, we caught the Metro back west to visit Agnes, Gerald, Emilie, Laura & Alexandre at their apartment in Passy. We got a huge surprise when we saw the view of the Eiffel Tower from their roof terrace!

After a lovely couple of hours in the sunshine, catching up with each other's news, we headed towards the big girl herself and did our first swoons from the Viaduc de Passy, alongside some newlyweds and lots of people selling red roses.

We joined the huge crowds around the foot of the Tower (the cheapest souvenirs are here), and wondered about taking a boat tour but decided against it when we saw the queues. Instead, we grabbed some food from a little supermarket and found a spot in the Jardins de Trocadéro (what was accessible around the Olympic stands) to sit and watch as the sun went down, the Tower lit up and then sparkled when the clock struck 10pm.Read more