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Arc de Triomphe

41 days, and it has come to an end :(

August 14th 2008
Wednesday morning we had a little bit of a late start and by the time we arrived in town it was nearly noon. After a 45 minute wait we finally started our ascent of the Eiffel Tower. At the first stop the view was rather impressive, at the second it was incredible, if we had waited half an hour longer to take the elevator to the top I’m sure it would have been amazing! Had lunch at a Turkish pla ... read more
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