The long awaited Paris: Day 4
Lol…I know, I know…..I can barely remember what we did that day!!! In short, we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower. The view was amazing. The crowds….not so much. Let’s see, we waited in line over an hour just to buy our tickets, then 20 mins for the elevator up to the first floor. Then switched elevators to the 2nd floor, waited in line over an hour again for the elevator to the top. Once to the top, it was so crowded it was hard to find a place to enjoy the view. However, we went at sunset time and it was pretty incredible! And it was fun to see the Tower all lit up for night time. They had it lit up in blue lights, which was pretty cool.
I’m trying to remember what we did before that, b/c we didn’t go to there until evening….Oh! We went to see the Bastille, which is the most popular non-existant tourist attraction! Technically, there is no Bastille standing anymore but there is a monument, called the July Column (Columne Juillet) in memory of the July Wars. It is also by the modern day Opera House so we took a look at that too. We were right by the Latin Quarter at that point, so we explored. Did we go see the catacombs that day? WE DID. Oh yes, that was one of the coolest things we did! The catacombs….1 hour of underground walking, walls of bones, and a damp coolness that literally does seep into your bones. We REALLY enjoyed this. Ok, so it’s all coming back to me….. 1. Catacombs 2. July Column/Opera House 3. Latin Quarter 4. Eiffel Tower
Tada! The end 
