MARIE ANTOINETTE GOES TO THE EIFFEL TOWER!

A fresh morning in Paris! 

Destination: The Eiffel Tower 

or as the Parisians call it... 

la Tour Eiffel! 

When I was a little girl, my mom 

would allow me to look at her box of 

treasures when she would be getting 

ready to out with my dad. 

I loved to sit on her bed and look 

at all the pretty little items. 

In it was an old postcard that my uncle 

had sent to my dad during WWII. 

The picture on the postcard was 

of the Eiffel Tower! 

I knew immediately I wanted to 

go to this place my mom called 

"Paris" to see it when I was grownup. 

It took me a long time but here I 

am... finally! 

I am sooo ready. 

We hailed a Parisian taxi and away we 

went. Can we say Wild Ride? 

The traffic is so heavy, so jam packed, 

so crazy, I would never recommend 

renting a car and trying it. 

...

We were actually clinging to each 

other as we weaved in and out of 

the traffic! LOL Okay it's funny now. 

And there it was... suddenly the mayhem 

of the ride made way for what I had been 

dreaming of since I was a little girl...

the Eiffel Tower!! 

What a beauty! 

I couldn't stop smiling! 

My heart was singing! 

It wasn't just a tower. 

It was a work of art. 

Every detail was incredible. 

So up to the top we went for those  

breathtaking views of Paris we'd 

heard about. 

My dapper guy! 

Oh la la! 

(I said that a lot) 

Stairway to heaven. 

The view to the southeast is 

Champs de Mars - 

This long strip of lawn is a public 

greenspace between the Eiffel Tower 

to the northwest and the Ecole Militare 

to the southeast. 

The view to the northeast is 

Trocadero -

Across the Seine River, it's the 

site of the old Palais Chaillot. 

This is where all the fabulous 

fashion shots are taken with 

the Eiffel tower in the background! 

(more of Trocadero later)   

The Seine River to the right...

and to the left. 
You can see Isle of the Swans where the 
small 1/4th scale replica of 
the Statue of Liberty stands at the 
far end of it. She faces our Statue of 
Liberty in NYC!

This is my favorite aerial view photo 
from the Eiffel tower... 
instead of "Where's Waldo" it's 
"Where's the Arch de Triomphe"!

Imagine my amazement when we got up 
in the famous Eiffel Tower and there 
were Souvenir Shops! 
Oh how I loved it.  

It's time to go down... 
oh yes, we took the 
"lift" both up and down!!
With age comes wisdom. 

***
Well our darling Marie Antoinette was 
going to go with us to Paris however 
when the terrorist's hit in Paris her hubby 
was too apprehensive about letting her go. 

Soooo, I took her to Paris my way!

Hanging at the Eiffel Tower 
with my sweet sis, Marie!! 

 Oreilles de lapin! 
(Bunny ears... sounds fancier in French don't you think?)

This was so fun! 

Passers-by smiled with that smile that 
made us think they wish they would have 
thought about doing this type of thing!

***

Father & son time. 

Mother & son. 

In love at Tour Eiffel! 

I

Before we go here's a snapshot of the 
carousel across the street from 
the Eiffel Tower. We didn't ride on 
it... seeing it was magical enough. 

Thanks for joining our Eiffel Tower 
experience. There's more to come 
of the Eiffel and oh so much more. 

And especially thanks for joining us 
for the Marie photo shoot!
(you looked tres chic dahhhling!!) 

Bisous & blessings, 
Edie Marie