Paris--Day 4 (Last one!)

We woke up on January 1, 2012 and decided to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. We woke up and got to the Tower around 9:30 in the morning, figuring that the morning crowd would be less intense than the afternoon/evening crowd. I would have loved to see the panoramic view at night, or even gone up during the day when it wasn't so overcast, but all's well anyway. :)

We waited about 20 or 30 minutes in line before going up in the elevator. We stopped on the second floor first before going all the way to the top.

 Seine River. 

 You can see where we stood for New Year's Eve here--behind the third lawn, right in front of the roundabout. 

 The Lourve. 

 Notre Dame.

 Arc de Triomphe. 

 Look how high it is compared to the rest of the buildings!

 Pont de l'Alma--the tunnel where Princess Diana died.

 Can you find the Statue of Liberty?

 After taking lots of pictures on the second floor, we then went all the way to the top. It was really, really windy up there, so we didn't spend as much time as we would have liked.

The Arc de Triomphe and the (not-so-crazy at this time of day) roundabout.

 Notre Dame, again.

 The Lourve. You can even see the pyramid. :)

 Pont de l'Alma.

 The Trocadero. Probably my favorite picture from up high. This is where we 

took the picture of us in front of the Tower on New Year's Eve. :)

All around the top of the Tower it listed cities and how far away they are.
Washington DC - 6, 175 km

New York, NY - 5,849 km.

Going to the top of the Tower was such an experience and it was really an awesome way to spend our last day in Paris. :)

Ciao ciao!