Eiffel Tower, Paris, Saturday Oct. 07, 2006

This was one popular tourist destination. The crowd there reflected that. It was a long line for the tickets and there are no crowd beating tips in Rick Steves for a weekend visit. While we waited in the line pondering about the 2 of the 3 floors we will be able to visit (3^rd one was closed), we saw quite a few Indians around and met a few Americans. Paris is really full of tourists. The long wait for the entry was worthwhile and only a few steps away from the tickets counter the entry to the 3^rd floor opened up. Inside the tower it is inexplicable crowd not an inch to set a foot, but the view was all worth it. From up the tower, dazzling Paris night beauty and the full moon completes to a breathtaking view.

We decided to take the stairs down the tower. As we were descending we read a few interesting facts about the Eiffel tower. It dawned on me gradually that the lighting was somewhat different than before. So, as we came and looked at the tower from the outside at a distance it was a rare spectacle that I had never contemplated about. The whole tower bedazzled with sparkling lights and was a really beauty.

We ended our day with enjoying a nutella crepe sitting by the side of the Seine river.