Queue's and rain may have beaten us, but we still got to the 2nd level of the Eiffel Tower.
We woke to a cold, wet and pretty much grey day in Paris. After another sumptuous breakfast (I will never get sick of the croissants here) we were off for our "behind the scenes" tour of the Eiffel. It was just fantastic. I just love being near the Eiffel tower, let alone up on it.
There's something special about the mighty steel structure which was only expected to last for around 20 years. 124 years later, it's still standing strong and is simply beautiful.
Shannon found the tour a while back and booked it online. We were taken below ground, underneath the tower and explained the history behind the making of it. We were then taken inside the "foot" of one side to see how the tower worked - hydraulics, etc. This is what Shannon was waiting for! Pistons! Machinery! Spinning things! I shouldn't joke...it was actually very interesting and quite amazing that after all this time, she is still able to carry millions of visitors annually, up to the top. Last time we were in Paris a couple of years ago, we went all the way to the top. But maybe it was because it was windy and raining or we were just tired, but we left it at the 2nd floor this time, which is of course as equally impressive.
We left the tower in search of our afternoon wine tasting! Woohoo! With our Paris pass we had booked in a 1 hour wine tasting session at O'Chateau. We learned all about how to taste a wine properly...smell...swill...etc..the white and rose were really nice, the red a bit too strong for both of us...but that however, didn't stop me from finishing every drop! ha!
Tomorrow we leave the city of light and head for London. Although it was a little wet this time round, my love affair with Paris has not come to an end.
Katie from one of the behind the scenes areas of our tour
We woke to a cold, wet and pretty much grey day in Paris. After another sumptuous breakfast (I will never get sick of the croissants here) we were off for our "behind the scenes" tour of the Eiffel. It was just fantastic. I just love being near the Eiffel tower, let alone up on it.
There's something special about the mighty steel structure which was only expected to last for around 20 years. 124 years later, it's still standing strong and is simply beautiful.
Shannon found the tour a while back and booked it online. We were taken below ground, underneath the tower and explained the history behind the making of it. We were then taken inside the "foot" of one side to see how the tower worked - hydraulics, etc. This is what Shannon was waiting for! Pistons! Machinery! Spinning things! I shouldn't joke...it was actually very interesting and quite amazing that after all this time, she is still able to carry millions of visitors annually, up to the top. Last time we were in Paris a couple of years ago, we went all the way to the top. But maybe it was because it was windy and raining or we were just tired, but we left it at the 2nd floor this time, which is of course as equally impressive.
We left the tower in search of our afternoon wine tasting! Woohoo! With our Paris pass we had booked in a 1 hour wine tasting session at O'Chateau. We learned all about how to taste a wine properly...smell...swill...etc..the white and rose were really nice, the red a bit too strong for both of us...but that however, didn't stop me from finishing every drop! ha!
Tomorrow we leave the city of light and head for London. Although it was a little wet this time round, my love affair with Paris has not come to an end.
Mr & Mrs Walsh from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower
Katie from one of the behind the scenes areas of our tour
Walking down from level 1
Katie waiting for wine tasting and education session
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