After walking all around and under the tower we had lunch by the Seine (the food was pretty terrible

The Eiffel Tower stands in the 7th arrondissement of Paris and except for the Golden holiday rental car coupons newark Dome of Les Invalides under which Napoleon lies forever and Rodin s garden across the street where Rodin lies forever it is just about the only thing worthwhile seeing in the seventh. And you can see it from just about anywhere in the 7th arrondissement. Or for that matter also from just about anywhere in the 1st, 5th, 6th, 8th, 15th or 16th arrondissements.
The tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Worlds Fair and was completed in less than three years. It was supposed to be demolished 20 years after the fair but Parisians would not have it. After all, it is something to look at, especially at night when it is all lit up. And millions of tourists flock to Paris every year just to see the Eiffel Tower. 97.5% of all the souvenirs bought by tourists are either miniature Eiffel Towers or contain an image of L a Tour Eiffel .*
For 41 years the Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world. holiday rental car coupons newark Then the Chrysler Building holiday rental car coupons newark in New York surpassed it. You can climb to the top or take an elevator. You can eat there. All those things cost money. holiday rental car coupons newark Lots of money. Or you could just look at the tower. That s free.
One day we walked holiday rental car coupons newark from our apartment two blocks to Rue de Vaugirard (the longest street in Paris) and then nine more blocks to the hotel on Rue de Rennes where our Irish cousins were staying. Then we walked two more blocks to Montparnasse and hopped holiday rental car coupons newark on the 82 bus that took us to the Champ de Mars area.
After walking all around and under the tower we had lunch by the Seine (the food was pretty terrible and so was the service maybe we should have gone up to the restaurant on the tower s first level) while we waited for the next boat to take us up the river to the Ile de Saint-Louis. These next two photos are from that boat cruise.
OK, Paris is more than the Eiffel Tower. It is also the Pantheon, the Luxembourg Garden, the Champ de Mars, the Louvre, the Trocadero, holiday rental car coupons newark and the river Seine. holiday rental car coupons newark She is also an old lady called Our Lady (Notre Dame) and a young lady in the Louvre who has a mystic smile. holiday rental car coupons newark I ll have more about them in future postings.
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