The Eiffel Tower is currently having a glass viewing platform installed so unfortunately the view is slightly impaired by scaffolding.
Archive for the tag 'Weekend away'
The prompt for this weeks gallery was ‘roads i travel’.
I always try to find the road that leads me to light, understanding and happiness.
Finding that road is always a challenge…
More inspiration can be found in the ‘roads i travel’ gallery.
15 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2012
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Paris 2012
Eglise du Dome…
…shining through the mist.
From PARISINFO:
The dome by J. Hardouin Mansart, built between 1679 and 1706 magnificently crowns the building. It is the finest dome ever built in France and its 107-metre-high lantern was regilded in 1989 for the bicentenary of the French Revolution. Twelve kilos were needed for this operation. From the outside you may [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Holidays, Paris 2012
Morning Mist
On the day I chose to visit the Eiffel Tower during my recent weekend in Paris, the tower was partially shrouded in mist. The mist was a bonus, it meant there were no queues and we were able to go up the tower without any delay. As I looked down from the tower along the [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2012
