Day 2: The Eiffel Tower

Day two in Paris began with a relatively late meeting time and a delicious breakfast at a parisian café. We then made our way to the Eiffel Tower. The view as we approached the tower was spectacular, and we stopped to take lots of pictures. The locals had set up some little stalls along the road between the metro station and the Eiffel Tower, and they were selling all types of things- cheese, trinkets, purses, etc. There were also two different carousels between us and the tower. We made it by the first one without a ride, but there was no way we were making it by both of them. The carousel that we rode was cool, though, because it was two stories tall. I've never seen one like that before. After riding the merry-go-round, we continued our walk to the base of the tower. The line to go up into the tower itself was very long, but we waited anyway. We figured that we should go all the way to the top since we weren't sure if we'd ever be back in Paris again. So, after lots and lots of waiting, we got into the elevator that went to the second platform. There, we stood in line for a smaller elevator that took us to the top. The view from the top was awesome. We could see all of Paris laid out before us. I had no idea that the city was so large! The journey to the top of the tower pretty much took up our whole day. After we got back down, we walked around a little bit and then went back to the hotel. I would say that of all of the things that we did in Paris, this was the kids' favorite- and the one that they are most likely to remember.