Europe Day 6 part 1

Up for today were the Eifel tower, Arc de Triumph, and a sewer tour.� When we woke up this morning it was raining.� Unfortunately we couldn’t reschedule a lot of our sightseeing due to closings and all, so we had to see the tower today rain or shine.� By the time we arrived at the Eifel tower we were a little damp, cold, and my feet were soaked.� It was a great thing to get in a warm elevator to ride to the top.� The first elevator takes you up two floors.� The First Stop is 57m or 187ft high and offers decent views of Paris.� The second stop is 115m or 377ft high and offers much better views of Paris; however the last level is the best at 276m or 955ft.� On a clear day visibility from the top of the Eifel Tower is 65km or 39 miles.� The ride to the top is a bit scary as the elevator is mostly glass and we were rising 578ft but we managed and it was quite cool.� The top level is all enclosed, thank goodness, and has maps all the way around that point out what the sights around Paris.� It also has countries listed and what the distance to those countries are that direction.� From the tower it was 5100km to New York and 9100km to LA.� Read the next listing for the rest of the trip.�