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  • Christie MitchellChristie MitchellEurope and Oceania 2023
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    • День 12
    • воскресенье, 17 сентября 2023 г., 09:51
    • ☁️ 64 °F
    • Высота: 125 фт
    • ФранцияEiffel Tower48°51’28” N  2°17’43” E
    Starting our day, refreshed
    Where Napolean is laid to restTrocadero PlazaAdam thrilled to be on a glass floor2Egyptian obeliskArc de TriumphLOTS of stairs todayHop on / hop off busSeine River tourNoter Dame restorationCrepe stand in the park - so yummy1

    Iconic Paris

    17 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    We did the Eiffel Tower climb this morning - a first for me. I didn’t do it the last trip. It was 674 stairs to the 2nd floor - and then we took the elevator to the summit, the height of an 81 story skyscraper. Back when it was built in 1889 (for the Worlds fair) it was the tallest structure in the world at that time!

    We learned all sorts of things on our tour - one fact I found interesting: when The Nazis invaded France, Hitler wanted a photo op of him personally hanging the Nazi flag from the top of the tower. The French would not hear of it, and cut the cables to the elevators, rendering them useless - and Hitler was said to have been afraid of heights and wouldn’t do the hike to the top - so no Nazi flag ever was flown. They said “you can take our country, but you cannot take our tower”.

    We walked through the river area and saw a few sites on the way - I love seeing the Egyptian obelisk. It was a gift to the French, and an identical one stands at the Luxor temple with a blank space representing this one. Fun that I’ve seen them both! Then went to the Arc de Triumph. A military monument built in the center of Paris. That turned out to be another 282 stairs. My legs were shaking by the time we got down.

    We jumped on a hop on/hop off bus for a bit of a rest - which are really nice if you ever get a chance. Very relaxing. Then went on a Seine River cruise. We topped off our evening seeing the Eiffel Tower at night all lit up. Pretty sight.

    8.66 miles
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    Julie Burdette

    ПутешественникThat's beautiful.

    17.09.2023ОтветитьПереводить
    Barbara Carl

    ПутешественникYou never cease to amaze me!! What a day you had!!

    18.09.2023ОтветитьПереводить
    Christie Mitchell

    Christie MitchellThanks!! This has been a push. Last trip I think we eased into walking so much by starting in Mexico. This one, had to just jump in with both feet - it’s definitely been an extreme challenge for me physically. Europe is just a walking continent

    18.09.2023ОтветитьПереводить
    Barbara Carl

    ПутешественникI have enjoyed your postings so much! Thank you

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    Christie Mitchell

    Christie MitchellI’ve really enjoyed interacting with others about the posts. Thank you!

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    Elaines Schaffer

    ПутешественникWalking and catching various types of trains. So glad I did it before my eighties. Glad you are doing it, the visitors way, rather than on tours.

    26.09.2023ОтветитьПереводить
    Christie Mitchell

    Christie MitchellDefinitely !

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