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On our first day in Paris we had two things we had to
do: go pick up our Paris Passes, and meet
Bob under the Eiffel Tower at 4:00 p.m. What a more perfect way to start out in Paris than going to
the Eiffel Tower. Bob a friend of ours, who is an airline pilot was going to be
in Paris that day and would meet us under the tower.
After getting lost for two hours and finally finding our way
to the Paris Pass office, we headed for the Eiffel Tower. Upon exiting the
Metro at Trocadero, I was trying to
figure out where we were when Katie comes over to me, grabs my arm trying to
turn me around and excitedly saying, “Mom, mom, LOOK!” As she turned me around,
there it was, the Eiffel Tower. It was ‘Love at first sight’. I had no idea how huge it was plus I had not
noticed from photos how beautiful the iron work on it was. I literally stopped
in my tracks, mouth open, and then the tears started swelling up in my eyes. I
couldn’t believe I was in Paris looking at the Eiffel Tower!
I asked my daughter Katie “didn’t you cry when you saw it”,
she said no because she was so taken by my reaction to seeing it for the first
time.
Your whole life you see pictures, watch movies
of this site, but I wasn’t expecting the actual size of it. Seeing the
surrounding area with the long water fountains, green grassed park areas, I was
frozen and struck with awe. I couldn’t believe I was standing here in person,
me! Both Katie and I just stood there trying to take in the moment “Maybe you
should pinch me, because I still can’t believe I’m here,” I said.
We had a little extra time before Bob showed up so we walked
over to the grassy park area, and found a tree to sit down by and lean against,
and just stare up at the tower, watch the people around us. There were people
having their picnics with a baguette, cheese and wine. It really is an amazing
thing.
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| Our tree. You can see the towers reflection in Katie's sunglasses. |
After spending the day with Bob, walking the East bank of
the Seine, going to the Norte Damn, seeing the Lovers’ Bridge with all the locks
on it, having dinner at Bob’s favorite restaurant and then having desert at a
crepe stand, we walked back to the Eiffel Tower after dark so we could see it
all lit up and to get to watch when it sparkled. This time of evening we saw a
lot of couples sitting there on the grass with a picnic, but we noticed instead
of wine it was Champagne. I asked Bob, “Because you travel all around
the world as a pilot, and get to come here often, do you appreciate these
moments?” And you know what he said? “Yes, I do, every time I come here and see
it.”
A few days later Katie and I went back again, wanting to go
to the top of the tower when it was still light outside, but then see the lights
come on while we were at the top. Our wish came true, and all in perfect timing.
Like in life itself you always want the last moment of
something or the last bite to be savored. So on our last day in Paris we
decided to end it at the Eiffel Tower. We sat by the fountains, listened to
Edith Piaf’s music and watched as the sun set and the lights came on. Ooh La La
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