PARIS PARIS 11

well as you can see from this photo the second day in paris was BEAUTIFUL as well. the eiffel tower is just so huge and amazing looking. we decided to venture to the top but we were not going to wait for the queue

So instead of taking the elevator up we thought we'd take the stairs as it is cheaper and the line much shorter. For a normal person this would be o.k i guess but i should have just waited for the elevator because once you are in the elevator your stuck there untill you get to the top. when you take the stairs you can turn around and go nback anytime you want including the moment you feel like you are too high- which for me, was as just a few stairs below the decks. if you look at the bottom of the tower, i got to just where the bottom arch reaches its peak.

you see, its not like its a building- in reality i guess its just a bunch of scafolding and its all outside and you cant pretend not to look down while your climbing because you can see out everywhere!!!!

i took heaps of tower photos though so here are some of the high lights.....

every one has to take one of these stupid tourist photos. its cumposalry! for this shot i had to get alex to lie on his back on the ground and i lent over him with my hands behind my back. it was the only way you could get me AND the tower in the shot.

this here is a shot of the army guys carrying AK-47's patrolling around the base of the tower. i thought it was wierd to see and if inly i knew how many guns i would have seen in israel i wouldnt have wasted of photo on it!

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