We spent two evenings at the Eiffel Tower while we were in Paris. The first evening happened to be the first night we were in Paris. After spending an hour trying to rent bicycles only to realize you cannot rent bicycles if you are a tourist, we walked until our legs ached and our stomachs were empty (and one of us was grumpy…me). We found a little food vendor right at the edge of the park selling cheese & tomato sandwiches…sandwiches from heaven, I liked to call them. That’s when we decided we’d spend one of our evenings back at the tower with a full-fledge picnic blanket and wine.

The evening we came back to the tower was lovely. It was just cool enough to need a light jacket and drink wine until our cheeks were red. We took a block of cheese, a bottle of wine, a loaf of bread, and a bar of chocolate. All the major food groups of France. It was by far one of our most relaxing and lovely evenings.

D took all the photos below that are of any photography merit. I love having a creative husband. It was just fun playing with the camera in the most beautiful spot in the City of Lights.

The tower is much more impressive than I had imagined it. Beautiful at any time of day.

And then at 9:00 o’clock every evening, it does this…