Oh-la-la! What was that? What a warm welcome to our cruise. There was shouting and yelling from the river bank and when we looked - a guy was mooning us! I circled the dude's butt for you to see. LOL!
The Eiffel Tower is the emblem of Paris. It was built in 1889 - 120 years old as of October. Gustave opted for a structure that is 300 meters high, with 1,652 steps and built to a design using 12,000 steel parts. The iron lady is pampered every 7 years - with 25 specialized painters in harnesses, 50 km of cables, 1,500 paint scrapers, 1,000 brushes and 60 tons of paint. The current color is "Eiffel Tower brown" in harmony with the city's landscape. There were 2.9 million visitors in 2008 and a total of 245 million visitors that went up the tower since the time it was built.
I love Paris in the fall.
Published 11/1/09 altgroup multiply
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