Articles tagged ‘Eiffel Tower’
The Tackiest Eiffel Tower Souvenirs
By Jessica | June 16th, 2008 |
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I should say at the top of this post that I do, in fact, own an Eiffel Tower souvenir. I bought it during my first trip to Paris, and it’s one of those little replicas of the tower. It’s essentially useless, other than as a dust-collector, although it does remind me of that trip whenever [...]
New Friends for the Eiffel Tower
By Parisgirl | May 29th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
It must get lonely at the top – even for the Eiffel Tower with its millions of visitors. How must it feel to be a beautiful tower and have so few other tower friends?
Soon the Paris landscape will bring in a new friend for the Iron Lady. His name is Signal [...]
One Day in Paris: Three Ways to Love It!
By Parisgirl | April 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Photo by Chris Card Fuller 2008
Ask a Parisian or a long-time resident how he or she would spend one day in Paris, especially if it might be the first trip to Paris and the only trip to Paris. You won’t get an answer very quickly - what you get is a big sigh and [...]
Eiffel Tower Steps: Going, going, gone!
By Parisgirl | December 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Ever thought about owning a piece of the Eiffel Tower? Last November somebody’s wish came true at the Paris auction house, Drouot when one of 24 sections of stairs originally connecting the 3rd and 4th floor levels of the Eiffel Tower was placed on the auction block.
Paris Artists Studios: La Ruche
By Parisgirl | September 12th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
La Ruche
Photo by Chris Card Fuller ©2007
Paris’s secret delight are its artists studio complexes. Many were demolished to make way for developers in the sixties and seventies, but some landmarks remain. These are the islands of tranquility where 20th century artists could once find an inexpensive place to live - even if [...]
Eiffel Tower Visiting Hours
By Parisgirl | August 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
View from Level 2
Photo by Chris Card Fuller ©2007
As of September 2nd,the Eiffel Tower’s fall and winter visiting hours begin: 9:30 am to 11:45 Daily.
Eiffel Tower by Day, Eiffel Tower by Night
By Parisgirl | July 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
One of the benefits of visiting the Eiffel Tower during the day is the opportunity to study the Paris landscape in minute detail - nighttime or daytime viewing really depends on whether you want the ‘impressionist’ view or the architectural view. Sometimes photos like these make you happy to have a historical record of [...]
Best Views of the Eiffel Tower
By Parisgirl | July 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here are my three favorite spots for viewing the Eiffel Tower:
1) at dusk on the Esplanade of the Palais du Chaillot. Metro: Trocadero
2) for nighttime viewing, take one of the Seine riverboats rides (Pont d’Alma or Pont Neuf). We usually take the Vedettes du Pont Neuf, but any of the famous lines such as [...]
Vintage Bond, Vintage Grace Jones: 1985 Paris
By Parisgirl | April 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
We all have too much stuff. You realize this when you’re going through the moving process. But out of all the stuff, there’s always one thing without which you cannot live. And you only know it when she’s gone.
