Eiffel Tower day!

Opened 1889 April. They added elevators in June of that year.

72 scientists names around the tower in gold. All died before the tower went up. No women. 24 guys paint it it has been 7 colors original was red. Takes 18 months they do it by hand.

Outside it is painted the newest color brown with some gold for the Olympics but not the inside they did not have enough money to do it.

Took them two years 2 months and 5 days to build. No one died

330 meters tall. There are two levels with restaurants and the summit is the smallest level. You can see the exact same sights from the second level as Paris isn’t a tall city!

Whilst the girls were touring de Eiffel, Daisy and Bill went hunting for a specific Christmas present. It was initially seen several weeks ago but not bought on that impulse. “There will be plenty more”. Nope! Every place we’ve gone to get it are sold out. After our 5k to 4 different shops (1 which didn’t exist) we are on the bus back to Eiffel Tower from Luxembourg Palace. Nice scenic walk, pretty drive back. All for nought. I guess someone gets coal, or an IOU instead. No pictures, too depressing….Leer más