Travels to France

[Name] [Date]

Ginger Fox

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The Eiffel Tower

I have always dreamed of going to Paris , France and see Eiffel Tower one day . Travel guides have always described the Eiffel Tower as magical . I had decided to ask Steve , my tall , skinny and long-haired best friend to join me in France and visit the Eiffel Tower . Steve had asked me if I knew how to speak French and I told him I do not . Steve had asked me to bring along a French dictionary just in case we needed to

know some French words . When we arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport , the weather was cloudy and the temperature humid . At a distance , the Eiffel Tower can be seen . At first glance , Steve and I fell in love with it because it is the most beautiful thing that we had ever seen . We grew excited as we near the Eiffel Tower and arrived at our hotel , Hotel de la Paix . The hotel is a 20 to 25 minute walk going to Eiffel Tower . When we had reached our hotel , it had become a little rainy and it was already two o ' clock in the afternoon . There are many people walking down the streets and people going to the Eiffel Tower to visit . From our hotel room , you can see a good view of the Eiffel Tower Since it was a little bit rainy , Steve and I decided to rest first before going

Since that was my first time in Paris , I was not aware that the weather in Paris was very unpredictable . Steve and I went to the Eiffel Tower at around four in the afternoon and the rain had already stopped . We strolled for a few minutes passing by beautiful buildings and houses with different kinds of architectural designs and details . Because of the beautiful surroundings around us we did not take notice of the weather . The unpredictable weather started to change and when we had reached the tower it began to rain again . Even though it was raining it was still amazing to look at the Eiffel Tower up close . At close range I began to wonder whether I am dreaming or am I really seeing the Eiffel Tower because the structure is so huge and beautiful that I cannot take my eyes off it . At the ground floor level , souvenir shops can be seen anywhere , there are also snack bars for the hungry . The monument of Gustave Eiffel the creator of the Eiffel tower can be seen in front of the Eiffel Tower . The tower had provided us shield from the rain . Being there in person takes a lot of patience and perseverance . Steve and I waited for more than thirty minutes just to be able to enter the tower because the line was so long . That did not stop there we were again asked to wait for the elevator to go down so that we would be able to travel up . It took us another...