The Eiffel Tower is an incredible edifice. It was built in the 1880's. It is the tallest building in Paris. The people of Paris actually hated the structure and wanted it taken down after the World's Fair in 1892. However, today it is loved by the Parisan people and has brought over 200 million visitors to France.
It is very intimidating during the day, but at night it is spectacular. On our first night in Paris our bus driver arranged for us to be driving toward it just as the lights came on at 10:00 pm. The lights are on for only 5 minutes so it is quite difficult to time it just right (traffic in Paris is NOT accomodating to anyone trying to get anywhere!).
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Unbelievable - I can't believe they only leave the lights on for such a short time...it's funny what we take for granted on this side of the Atlantic. I love the layout and can't believe you took that picture of the Eiffel Tower. It's stunning. (Even more so by it's placement on the layout...)
Eiffel Tower! Oh I am so jealous! I can't believe all of these fun places you've gotten to see! Jealous!! By the by the pages look beautiful! I wish I had your talent!
Bonnie's last sentence generally refers to the word verification to post the comment - it's fun to see what it is and where in the world it came from. It all started when one time I actually got a real word for the word verification (can't remember what it was now - but I think I told Bonnie or posted it somewhere...) so now we notice what it is and what in the world it could have come from because half the time it's really close to real words so it makes you wonder.
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