Eiffel Tower

Watching Eiffel Tower at night. Never dream of this. Located in Champ de Mars in Paris. Watching it at night is sentimental.

The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris,is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.

The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. And while the Eiffel Tower is an iron structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has a relatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the same dimensions as the tower. Sound unbelievable? Believe it!

At around 7.30 every evening, the tower will glitter for about 15 minutes. A picture won't do justice to the light show. Have to watch the video.

The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend either on stairs or lifts to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by lift. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants. However when we visited it on 28th February 2010, the tower was closed due to strong wind. Strong enough to push Aiman. We later found out that France had hurricane on that day and some parts are flooded. Luckily no flood in Paris.

The picture of a happy family.

Now is the transition between winter and spring. In winter the ground is full of snow. In spring it is full of grass. As of now, there is no more snow and the grass is just about to show itself.