Hommage a la Tour Eiffel

For our family, the highlight of our Paris adventure had to be visiting the Eiffel Tower. Perhaps because it's glow-in-the-dark image graces the bubble-gum pink walls of our daughter's bedroom, or simply because of its iconic fame, we found ourselves in awe and insisted on seeing it both during the day and lit up by night.


Above is Montmarte and Sacre Coeur taken from the 2nd level of the tower. One can go all the way to the tippity top, but not this one. I was in death grip-mode at 350 feet (roughly a football field length UP), let alone the 896 feet-worth of height found up there! No way!
Below is the Arc de Triomphe.
We took a special trip out just to see the tower lit up at night. It was still a little early, but I think it made for better pictures this way instead of it being totally dark.


This final image is my favorite. A while back, when Vivi figured out we were going to be in France and that the Eiffel Tower happened to be there, too, she requested one thing for her birthday: To see the tower lit up at night. Granted, we are about 5 months early, but she didn't seem to mind.