Eiffel Tower & Paris from the top

Off to Paris  It was the first time in Paris. Weather was a bit gloomy, cold and was snowing intermittently throughout the day. Its December and given that we’d paid relatively little for our air tickets and hotels, we were delighted. And of course, it also meant less crowd everywhere in Paris.

I don’t think there are many monuments that are as famous as the Eiffel Tower. We just walked over from Notre Dame to the Tower along the Seine.

Being there for the first time, it is customary to go to the top, and so we waited. Luckily, the wait wasn't that long. Probably because of the low season and crappy weather. And 20 minutes later, we were at the base elevator, and another 20 minutes, we were at the top of the tower. You get a good view of the city but the top was kind of crowded and you have to “fight” a bit to get a good view.