Eiffel Town Tourists

For our last day in Paris, we headed to the ultimate tourist attraction – the Eiffel Tower. We forgot that it was Saturday. There was also a football match on that nights somewhere, so the city was full! We lined up for half an hour (not too bad…) and climbed the 680 steps to the second floor. It was cold and windy, but the view was worth the effort. We could see all of the places we had been the two days before, all the way to the ciy limits.







We walked back down the stairs (harder than going up for Dee….) and headed across the street to another large museum & garden. This one had a much younger vibe though – rollerblading and skateboarding, breakdancing even. After watching a dance show put on by some local men, we walked back to the Champs Elysees (we only saw one side of the street 2 days before, so this time we walked the opposite way). We were just in time for a military parade down the street, with a band, flags and marchers – a bit like a small Anzac Day Parade.


We asked some football fans if there were still tickets available for the game, we were laughed at and told it was sold out. We ate out for the first time in Europe (pasta and salad) and then went home to see if we could watch the game. We soon worked out that it was the final of the French Cup and 80000 had come to Paris to see the game. It was a very exciting match, 1-1 at full time then 2-2 after extra time and then penalties.
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