Paris, France
We made it to Paris after being awake for about 36 hours straight (poor Shaula: here ears were hurting something fierce from the pressure changes during the flight!). Our first stop was was our Paris hotel: the Hilton International! Just a swallows flight away from downtown Paris. We got a great view, and one of my roommates managed to short out the TV with his plug converter. All in all, a fun start to the trip. :-)
Arc de Triomphe
A view of the Arc de Triomphe, from the inside. Sadly, many of the monuments we saw had
scaffolding and nets at the top, due to falling debris. Many of the older stone ruins are
literally crumbling from erosion and vibration from automobiles!
Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower, seen from our hotel room! We eventually got to tour around its base
and went up the stairs to get a view of Paris! I wanted to take the elevator to the top
but my friends weren't interested (possibly being dizzy from the height!) I think they had
recently completed the task of "lightnening" the Tower by removing some of the
girders & extra steel in the structure. Hopefully none of the main supports were
removed!!!
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