In my previous post on the Paris night boat ride, we had embarked upon our boat ride while the Eiffel Tower's lights were just being started to put on. But when we reached back, I could see the Eiffel Tower in its full bloom of lights as can be seen in the following shot that I took from the boat.
And then when we disembarked, it was all fun to watch the lights glittering through the entire height of the tower with flocks of tourists standing and enjoying their last glimpse of the day of this mighty tower. For me it was the last glimpse as we had other plans for the remaining days left in Paris.
Scroll down for more photos and two video clips of the illuminated Eiffel Tower:
Screen shot from the video I made of the illuminations on the Eiffel
And then it was time to go and we had to bid farewell to Eiffel Tower for good - but may not be forever as anyone who comes to Paris once, falls in love with it and always come back. And the following photos was the last of the Eiffel Tower which I shot.
Interestingly, it was almost the same place where I had my maiden shot of the Eiffel Tower early in the morning as can be seen below:
I also made two videos of the illumination of the Eiffel Tower. The following clip was made from the boat when nearing the Eiffel Tower:
So, it is goodbye Eiffel Tower for now - who knows when we meet again!! If you like Jaho Jalal, please follow us on Facebook
Although I have finished covering the first phase of my Schengen countries travelogue in my last post - I purposely left out the scenic beauty of the Eiffel Tower at night. While this massive steel structure looks awesome and majestic during the day, it looks spectacularly dreamy and beautiful at night - something that one cannot describe in words. You have to be there to appreciate its beauty at night.
Spotting it for the first time during the day was just like a dream come true. In the morning haze it wasn't as bright as it turned out to be as the day progressed and we had a lot of photos taken from far, from below, from the two levels and finally from its top, watching Paris down below. And I have covered all these many separate posts already.
But we had to come back in the evening to take the last boat ride on the river Seine when the lights of the Eiffel Tower were just about to be switched on and the glow became stronger as we moved away and the evening got darker.
On our way back, I caught a glimpse of the Eiffel, now sufficiently lit while passing under the Pont Alexandre III bridge (photo above and below).
Finally, the Eiffel Tower comes in full view in its full bloom of illuminations
My children and wife with Eiffel Tower in the background (above-below)
Spectacular view of Eiffel Tower from the boat, just before disembarking
I too am finally photographed sitting with my wife
With my family posing at the exit of the boat with Eiffel Tower in the background
But seeing it from the point I saw it for the first time in the morning was something mesmerizing. And by the time we reached the spot, it was already jam packed with tourists taking their last photos of the day with glittering Eiffel in the background.
Now if you view my second photo in the beginning, and then compare it with the photo below, you would know where we're standing for taking rest of the photos and making videos.
The Eiffel Tower stood there with a pitch-dark background and glittering like gold. It was difficult for me to memorize and capture the moment in my memory for ever as I was also taking photographs and making videos.
While watching the lights and getting mesmerized, suddenly the lights started to flash and suddenly the entire tower danced with the moving and flashing light as can be seen in the photo above. But one may not enjoy the still photo to understand what I really saw. But my video down below would simply tell, which I have shared on YouTube:
This is my last post on Paris - maybe someday I will visit this city of lovers again and I will come back to add more what I could not see during the four days that we had in Paris. Have you visited Paris? What makes you remember the city the most? Do share your view.
In my previous post about 'My maiden glimpse of Eiffel Tower, I talked about the strange feeling that I had when I first looked at the Eiffel Tower in the rather hazy morning and lining up to get the ticket to loo at Paris from the Eiffel top. Herein under today I am sharing how Paris looked down below while we had climbed up the two stages of the Eiffel Tower.
Notice at the ticket booth announcing 'everyone' to be present to buy the ticket
Climbing up from the ground floor to board the left for the first tier of the Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower has a total height of 325 metres as can be seen from the photo below. The first tier where visitors are taken is at a height of 149.23 metres. Four lifts feed the visitors to this level. However to reach the top of the tower which is at 276.13 metres, a single lift takes the visitors up to the top.
The photos below have been taking from the second tier of the tower as I described earlier.
Some more photos of Paris:
The famous White Church of Paris as seen from the tower (above and below left). I will cover my visit to this church in one of my next posts and would also narrate how I was almost robbed.
The Arch de Triumph as seen from the Eiffel Tower. After we came down, we went to see the place and the famous Champs-Élysées. I will cover the photos in my next post.
Here came an end to a memorable climb up the Eiffel Tower - something that will always remind me of my visit to Paris. I shall talk more landmarks of Paris in my subsequent posts.
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