The Eiffel Tower (
French: La Tour Eiffel) is an
iron lattice tower located on the
Champ de Mars in
Paris, named after the engineer
Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the
1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of
France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the
tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
The third level observatory's upper platform is at 279.11 m the highest accessible to public in the highest in
Europe.
Hooooo......250 millionth visitor in 2010 and still growing strong with world people dream of a life time to catch it if given the opportunity.
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In line with the "City Of Love" of Paris, this iron tower has even been enduring the wish of man to soak and spa their romance underneath the million pieces of constructed irons one day.
However, the one-moment in time of landing at Paris CDG international airport,squeezing out of the narrow baggage belts and progress onto the taxi awaiting bay, one would unexpectedly approached by the illegal taxi drivers wishing welcome.
First time tourist to France would start began "Say No Evil, Hear No Evil" experience with the 1st-country ambassador ie. the taxi driver , hence body language and face expression becoming the 'bridges' with the French who basically choose to , yes..... "Choose To" speak only French besides French with anyone , be it the foreigner who do not speak at all any French.
Ha ha.... Love without saying out ? without knowing how to say it in Paris ????
On the highway, motorbikes 'paving' thru the jamming cars not different from Malaysia scenery but the only differ is by the size of motorbike in bigger cc.
Traffic Jam,yo......everywhere, no yellow box at the junctions, drivers' aggression and selfishness nakedly seen in this World 4th largest economy, White democratic and Human Righted so called fair and liberal icon....hmmmm.
From exhaust pipes to exhausted with "Love With SayHear No Evil" on the way to so-called as authored as "Paris Little Hotel", one would be welcomed by half-friendly & half cooked English speaking new migrant North African French (like Algerian -Zidane ) hotel receptionist.
Love without knowing how to say it again or symbolic in this well maintained hundred years of wooden premises turned into "Paris Little Hotel" style.
Love without bell boy service means one has to carry 20kg travel luggage on to a walk up staircase to 4th floor.
City Of Love or City Of Exhausted Paris !?
Love must speak from the heart, comparatively, the buildings in Paris have it historical value but plain yet less charming than London well maintained and more characteristic features of showing her colonial might at one time.
Because of Love, one expect of more Love in Paris, however........
Hummer Sandwich
To get a simple lunch by ordering a couple of sandwiches end up with only 1 Hummer Burger, again , speechless English and SayHear No Evil in French.
To dine in a Chinese Restaurant for dinner, even the Chinese operator chased away the late patrons who stepped in the door step by 8.15pm in which the shop going to close at 8.30pm.
Who say Chinese are hardworking and work round the clock ? At least the Chinese in Paris is not that hungry in earning...yo
Closing on time is the symbolic of Love in Paris, perhaps.
Taste bud cannot be overshadowed by unfriendly Paris Chinois attitude , the alternative laid on Vietnamese Pho ( Beef Noodle or Ho Chi Minh people called "Beep" Noodle) to win Masieur (Sir) &; Madam (Madam) broken heart with their species.
Lousy cooking ,yarky taste of Chinese restaurants and barely getting beer pubs in Paris are the kind of Loves as conclusion.
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The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in
Paris. It stands in the centre of the
Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the
Champs-Élysées. (in English: "
Triumphal Arch") honours those who fought and died for France in the
French Revolutionary and the
Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
Walking up the narrow staircase is the test to one stamina whether if he/she eat more than exercise or the other way round.
To me, this Triumphal Arch is the showcase of result of the historical of external and internal might of war in that century. Of course the Super Economic Capitalism and Modern Super Power Military Race are continuously reflected in today France, a Love To French Might !
The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre,Paris ) A central landmark of Paris, France. Nearly 35,000 objects (paintings including Monalisa Painting) from prehistory to the 19th century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). With more than 8 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world's most visited museum.
The museum is housed in the
Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) which began as a fortress built in the late 12th century under
Philip II.
In 1682,
Louis XIV chose the
Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of antique sculpture.
During the
French Revolution, the
National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum, to display the nation's masterpieces.
The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property.
As of 2008, the collection is divided among eight curatorial departments: Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; Prints and Drawings.
Oops.. the famous Monalisa paint is just a fake one with the size of may be 2 pieces of A4 size size. Ha ha, human being the curious creature squeeze themselves to do a very common thing ie. take photo lo.......
Aiyo, fake some more small....funny creature.
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The drizzling of Eiffel Tower afternoon should the be the best copy writing of "City Of Love of Paris", more so with umbrellas delighting the megapixel of IPhone 5 snapshots at every angle of this mankind Love Icon.
One look up with neck muscle, around with middle age double vision lens and down with bird-eye view of Paris unconsciously shouted from inner heart " Yes, I'm here, finally I 'm here,my dream come true!"
......but ' does Love come true in Paris ? City of Love...nope, nope, shaking head, no loves here, a piece of giant sheet hear indeed, a over-rated City Of Love and Eiffel Tower.
Seeing is believing , believe what you see and feel.
Love neither should nor exaggerated by words of tourism as what Paris and Eiffel Tower can claim and over-sell for decades.
LV
LV - Love?
The City Of Love must sell you love with LV-Louis Vuitton at least RM2000 & above price tag to prove your love.
French are sure will make their wallets love at the first sight if one has the ambition to own a LV bag yo when visiting Paris.
The attraction of rebate of 19% VAT on each purchase of LV bag make the Asian line up and wait to be colonised by French. Oi, 95% of the patrons of LV shop are Asian. The French shopkeeper ask the Asian to Q and screamed at the mainland sudden-rich Chinese young girl to shut -up when she keep talking to the 'rare-earth ( material to make hand phone) via hand phone without her butt after paying at the counter.
More so, mainland Chinese cannot buy more than 1 LV bag, whereas good boy good girl like Malaysian can buy as many as you can.
Racist ? No, both are Chinese ?!
Discriminated ? Yes, mainland Chinese will buy and sell by earning the VAT19% rebate to their sudden-rich counterparts in China.
Alamak, Malaysian Chinese buy for themselves only , dont know business.
French are smart in creating Super High Value Perfume ( selling water mah); Hand bag ( selling cow leather mah), therefore they are 4th largest economy in the world.
A -Jib- Gor, you are encrouching to High Value Economy, yes you are right , only those rock- heads do not know the element of success.
There is joke " Why Eiffel Tower can never be erected in Malaysia ?
Besides Malaysia does not know how to over-sell the Love Story, the important fact is the Green and Environment Lovers ie. the Scrap Metals Collectors will ensure MMAS (metal materials at site) or the WIP (work in progress) or the FMET (finished Malaysia Eiffel Tower) to be "collected"; "dismantled" and sell at the Kuchai Lama scrap metals yards by RM/kilogram.
Even the steel covers for pathway can be ended up at the scrap metals yards, what else cannot be happened in Malaysia.
Ah, Paris sells Love, Malaysia sells Boleh !
Hey, selling scrap eating Sri Lanka giant crab, shopping at Paris to get some LV crap !
What a cycle , ha !
