Europe Sites

Site one: The next couple of days we spent in Europe. We went to many different places, but the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France really stuck out to us. This is perhaps the most famous structure in the world. This iron tower in located on the Champ de Mars in Paris and is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel who designed it in 1889. It has a height of 324 meters and is the tallest structure in Paris. It was the tallest tower in the world from 1889-1930. It is the most visited paid monument in the world with over 7 million people visiting in 2012.
       When we got here there were tons of people and a couple hour wait to get up on the lift to go up the Eiffel Tower. Another group and us decided that we would take the stairs and walk all the way up. This way we could see everything from every angle. It was a good workout with walking up hundreds of steps. We got to the top and explored up there for awhile and then we would take the lift down because we did not want to go against traffic coming up the stairs. We got back down in about an hour. We were discussing everything with the other group and we all decided that taking the steps was a great idea because we got to see a lot more than we would have gotten to on the lift.

Site two: On our fourth day in Europe we made our way to Pisa, Italy. We went to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is known worldwide for its unintended tilt. The Tower is the third oldest building on Pisa's cathedral square, it is in line after the Cathedral and Baptistery. The construction of the Tower of Pisa began on August 9,1173. The tower actually stood upright for a little over five years, but after the completion of the third floor in 1178 it began to lean.
      We drove here and headed straight to the tower. When we got there we were amazed at how much the tower was actually leaning. It was very crowded and touristy, but it was really cool. The leaning of the tower made us all elusive. It looks like it could fall over at any moment. We climbed to the top and it was a very unique and fun experience. You could see the whole town from the top. It was a beautiful view. We then got back down and took a look at the visitor center. We bought a train ticket to get back to our hotel.