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- Our first stop this morning was the Eiffel Tower. We exited the Metro at Trocadero which afforded us this great view of the tower as our first just before 9am.
- Looking across the gardens toward the base of the tower.
- The Musee de la Marine was next to us. We did not go inside.
- Instead we walked toward the Eiffel Tower to get into line.
- A small carousel. did not walk over to it.
- From street level.
- Had to cross Avenue de New York to reach the tower.
- Looking across the Seine.
- Looking down the Seine as we crossed.
- Another street to cross, Quai Branly
- Standing under the Tower. On the left one of several queues to head up.
- Looking up.
- At 9:30am the first lift started operating taking tour groups up.
- We got in line on the North side since it looked shorter.
- The choices to tour and prices. We opted to the top so it was 17 euros per person.
- The stairs.. decided to save my legs and spend the money to ride.
- The ticket window.. the line inched along..
- Another lift heading up.
- Where a leg is anchored
- We were onboard a crowded lift by 10:05am.. so only half an hour to get through the ticket and security lines.
- Heading up. I managed to get by a window.
- The view from the second floor.
- The Arc de Triomphe from the second floor.
- The Champ de Mars from the second floor.
- Looking up toward the top.. our next destination.
- Looking down the Seine from the 2nd floor
- Where we started the morning Palais de Chaillot with the shadow of the tower.
- Where we are heading after the tower tour.. a cruise on the Seine.
- Back to where we started with a view of the Arc de Triomphe
- The queue for the lift to the top.
- There was an app you could download as a guide and use their wi-fi.
- Signs everywhere about pickpockets.. which is real helpful when you are crammed in tight spaces.
- The view from the top looking down the Seine
- The Palace de la Concorde
- A sports field nearby.
- Trocadero where we started the morning.
- A wider shot looking West more or less
- A race track in the distance
- Back to the Arc de Triomphe
- Some comparisons.. the tower is 300m the dashed line.
- A wider shot looking more to the North
- Circling around.. moving toward the East
- Champ de Mars
- Some more pictures from another pass around, I circled the top both inside then outside.
- A height indicator of where we were.
- Outside there was a cage/netting to keep you and most of your large items on the observation deck.
- Another pass.. this time with the telephoto lens. Starting with the Arc de Triomphe
- Pont Alexandre III
- Grand Palais
- Place de la Concorde
- A haze settled in over the city.
- Notre Dame, we will visit there this afternoon.
- Sacre-Coeur
- A Statue of Liberty
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim
- A train line crossing the Seine
- Back to the Arc de Triomphe
- Time to head down. Back in line.
- A look out the window while I waited.
- Some drawings on the wall.
- A video clip on the lift heading back to the second floor.
- The gift shop on the 2nd floor
- A map of what is on the floor.
- In the lift heading back to ground level.
- Time to move on to our next destination.
- A couple more looks up before walking down to the Seine to take a cruise.