Our first night in Paris,

included an 'illumination tour', where our bus hit the highlights, including the Arc de Triumph, Champs Elysee and Eiffel Tower, among many other sights. At 10:00, the Tower lit up and spakled for a few minutes. Should have shot a video. Gotta be there to appreciate how tall/big it really is.Pretty amazing. The one in Vegas is supposedly 1/3 size, but doesn't seem nearly that big, maybe because it is surrounded by so many tall buildings. (Researching the size of the ET in Vegas vs the real thing, I found almost equal sites saying 1/2 and 1/3 actual size. Maybe the difference is one is based on height and one on the size of the base?) I just know the one is Paris seems WAY bigger.

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Jaime said…
I remember taking that exact tour the first night I was in Paris. The taxi driver kept trying to drop us off in an unknown spot away from the rest of our group's dinner spot, and I had to argue and argue, in French, with him.

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