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The view of Paris from the Eiffel Tower - Paris
The view of Paris from the Eiffel Tower
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Eiffel Tower: The best time to look at the Eiffel Tower
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  • bpacker
  • Updated By bpacker on October 19, 2004
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  • Sparkling like a Glow Bug at Night - Paris
    Sparkling like a Glow Bug
    at Night
    by bpacker
    It's a must see, ooh, a must see. How could you go to Paris and not see the magical French eptiome?

    Your first sight of La Tour Eiffel will be a magical experience, so here's a tip to make it more memorable...

    Go to the tower during the night, just before the top of every hour (eg.10pm, 11pm) and the Eiffel tower will sparkle for a full ten minutes for you. If that's not enough, hang out at the Trocadero cafes till 2am..something magical will happen...

    The lights of the tower will be switched off and the sparkly lights will twinkle magically for 10minutes. It's quite a spectacle, if you're still awake.

    (Since I can't make my picture sparkle, click the website below to see what I mean..)

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  • Directions: Metro :Bir Hakeim RER : Champ de Mars Bus :42, 69, 72, 82, 87 Too big for you to miss it.
  • Website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/
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    Eiffel Tower: Do You Ever Wonder?
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  • NC_Ziggy
  • Updated By NC_Ziggy on December 12, 2005
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  • What in the World is Going on Below? - Paris
    What in the World is Going on
    Below?
    by NC_Ziggy
    In every direction the view is simply breath-taking! I could have stayed here for hours!

    But as you travel and view with a bird's eye down upon a vast city filled with commerce and people just like you and me, do you ever wonder what is going on inside these buildings and homes? What monumental decisions are being made inside the halls of power? What vast sums of money are being made and lost? What lives are being forever changed with sensual touches of love and intimacy? What lives are being destroyed by darkened souls who abuse and control their companions or family? What incredible and despicable things are happening beneath your very eyes? Do you Ever Wonder?

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    Eiffel Tower: You can't miss the Eiffel Tower
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  • By joiwatani on February 26, 2009
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  • The Eiffel Tower at night, a view from Trocadero - Paris
    The Eiffel Tower at
    night, a view from
    Trocadero
    by joiwatani,
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    Once you get into the city, you can't miss the Eiffel Tower. But, make sure to go and check it out up close.

    Personally, I like to see the tower at night when the lights are flickering. It is kind of wonderful to see it in the beginning. It is kind of magical, I would say, since it is my first time to see this famous landmark of France.

    The tower is also beautiful at the daytime. But, to go to the tower, there is always a line of tourists and visitors willing to wait for hours to go up to the third floor or up to the top. For me, I don't have enough time and maybe someday, I can come back and do that when I have time on my hands. But, at this point in time, my concern was to go for the VT meeting at Les Bosquet and meet with some fantastic Virtual Tourist members!

  • Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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    Eiffel Tower: Just Look! You Now Share in This Historical Place
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  • NC_Ziggy
  • Updated By NC_Ziggy on February 24, 2005
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  • Yet another view... can't have too many! - Paris
    Yet another view... can't have
    too many!
    by NC_Ziggy
    Simply, there is no greater view of any city that I have ever visited that can compare to this view! It is breathtaking and truly amazing! As you look out upon this magnificent city, perhaps you may begin to realize how many have been here before you... the rich, the royal, the famous, the poor, the wretched, the conquerors, and the defeated. And, most of us who wish to visit here for the first time or again and again!

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  • Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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    Eiffel Tower: Another view from the Eiffel Tower
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  • NC_Ziggy
  • Updated By NC_Ziggy on February 24, 2005
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  • What an Experience! - Paris
    What an Experience!
    by NC_Ziggy
    The only thing that could have improved this experience was having greater knowledge of the landmarks and the sights that I was observing... But even without this, it was still memorable! You have to do this someday!

    The only thing in my mind that could improve upon this experience is to be there with your most special someone and thereby create a bond of love and a memory that you will share forever!

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  • Directions: You can't miss it!!!
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    Eiffel Tower: Eiffel Tower...Brown?!?!
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  • Updated By Lady_Mystique on April 24, 2006
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  • Eiffel Tower ... BROWN on BLUE - Paris
    Eiffel Tower ... BROWN on
    BLUE
    by Lady_Mystique,
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    Did you know the Eiffel Tower is.......BROWN?!?!

    I didn't.

    Too many black and white photos we've been exposed to.

    I always thought it was grey...until I saw it for the first time through the cab window as my French cab driver was racing Kamakazi-style through the Paris streets so I could catch my TGV on time. It was a combination Eureka and Near-Death-Experience for me!!
    Hence, that moment and the sight of the Eiffel Tower in brown will forever be etched in my memory.

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  • Directions: My God...HOW CAN YOU MISS IT???!!!
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    Eiffel Tower: Get to the top of the Eiffel Tower
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  • By spgood301 on December 20, 2006
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  • There's the Arc de Triomphe, from the Eiffel Tower - Paris
    There's the Arc de Triomphe,
    from the Eiffel Tower
    by spgood301, 4 more photos
    I waited some 90 minutes to get to the top of the Tower, on a Tuesday afternoon in December. To be honest with you, I have some vertigo and was quite apprehensive to do this. My original plan was to go to the second level only, not all the way to the top. However, I decided to "go for it", and I'm glad I did. What an amazing view, all the way around. You can see everything. And it's very secure up there, with glass and steel railings - it's not wide open like I thought it would be.

    Admission depends on how high you go - there are three different levels, and the highest level is also the most expensive: the elevator ride to the top costs 11 euros for adults, 6 euros for kids 3-11. If you want to save some money and are in good shape, consider climbing. No, I don't mean climbing the outside of the Tower - you climb the stairs. It's cheaper, but you can only go to the second level.

    By the way, there are restaurants on the first and second levels.

    Enjoy the view!

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  • Directions: You can't miss it!!!
  • Website: www.tour-eiffel.fr
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    Eiffel Tower: I forget what they call this....
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  • Updated By davequ on March 3, 2006
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  • la tour - Paris
    la tour
    by davequ,
    4 more photos
    In the evening, take the #6 metro to Trocadero and walk to the "porch". You will get a bonus light show (no fireworks) if you arrive at the top of the hour.
    Eiffel Millenium Light Show

    For bigger, better shots than mine shown here, goto Anthony's Paris Photos
    and click on "Photo Gallery" on the left, open a bottle of wine, and enjoy.

    Thanks to Anthony Atkielski for inspiring Tour Eiffel shots he spent so much time taking and shares.

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  • Directions: Shot from Parvis Trocadero (Metro Trocadero ligne 6) or you can shoot the other angle from Ecole Militaire / Champ du Mars.
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    Eiffel Tower: Eiffel Tower
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  • By clairegeordio on February 15, 2004
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  • Eiffel tower - Paris
    Eiffel tower
    by clairegeordio
    The Eiffel Tower is 114 years old and 324m high.
    There are lifts that go to the floors and stairs go just up to the second floor. It is open every day of the year, usually from 9.30am-midnight.
    We paid for a ticket right to the top (10,40 euros), but we firstly stopped off on the second floor where the views were still amazing.
    Please look at my Paris page travelogue for views from up the Eiffel Tower.

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    Eiffel Tower: An engineering marvel
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  • By rwlittle on March 14, 2004
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  • Eiffel Tower, from the Seine - Paris
    Eiffel Tower, from the
    Seine
    by rwlittle
    This was one of the many highlights of our visit. Being an engineerint type, I really was blown away by its sheer size. At night, they put on an impressive light show.

    If you're afraid of heights, don't take the stairs back down, you may get freaked out by all that open air below you.

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  • Directions: It's in the 7th Arrondissement. You can't miss it!!
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