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www.youtube.com/user/mmdurango/videos To see the video of the moving lights on the Eiffel Tower taken from the Trocadero click on this link. Fabulous, and it was pouring rain earlier in the afternoon.
How sad is it that the only brandy we had in the house was novelty stuff we bought as a joke in Paris last year?
After enjoying the degustation menu with matched wines at Jules Verne Restaurant, it seemed appropriate to lay on the ground underneath the Eiffel Tower. Looking up at the floodlit structure after midnight, it appears almost as a finely woven lace.
Then security turns up and suggest that maybe it’s time we went home. :-)
iffel Tower Fun Facts: The Eiffel Tower was designed by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the French Revolution. The tower was completed 126 years ago today for the Paris Exposition, and was not intended to be permanent. Almost 250 million people have visited since it opened. There are 20,000 lightbulbs used on the Eiffel Tower to make it sparkle for 5 minutes, every night, on the hour, until 1am.
Moonrise through Eiffel Tower | The Eiffel Tower is lit in south African colors. | July 21, 2013 | Canon EOS 5D Mark III | ¹⁄₃₀ sec at f/7.1 1600