{ a funny thing about walking to the Eiffel Tower is that the longer you walk the farther away it seems to get, the sheer size of it makes your distance away from it really misleading! }
When we got there, we immediately noticed there were two lines. A long one and a really long one. I got on the really long one and sent Joe off to figure out what the shorter line was for. Turns out the really long line was for people waiting to take an elevator to the first and/or second platforms (you take a separate elevator from the second floor to the top) and the shorter line was for people willing to walk up the stairs to reach the first or second platform.
It is much less expensive (and much faster) if you walk the stairs to the second level. However, it is also quite scary. You are in an open structure and while it is obviously well supported I soon realized that I have a fear of heights. Holding Joe’s hand (and probably relieving it of circulation) I managed to make it to the second floor. But I was TERRIFIED at times. There’s really no way not to look down which is what makes it scary, but if you look out instead it’s quite beautiful. By taking the stairs we probably saved ourselves about 2 hours though, so it was totally worth doing! And what an experience. My goodness.
{ notice my kung-fu grip on the railing behind me? }
{ view from the second level }
{ view from the top }
We made it to the top and it was an unbelievable moment and experience. Truly worth doing. We spent about three hours at the Eiffel Tower, but it went so quickly!
