Midnight at the Eiffel Tower

After our dinner at A La Petite Chaise, we tried to take the metro to the Eiffel Tower. Everyone else in Paris had the same idea, so we ended up walking there. It was well worth the walk. The Eiffel Tower lit up like a sparkly diamond at midnight. Here’s a video of the event. If you listen carefully you can hear the big fireworks that were being lit by some people directly behind us. A little too close for my liking. It was pretty amazing to see the Eiffel Tower on New Year’s Eve. Our attempt to get back to the hotel was not so amazing. The metro lines were so full that people couldn’t get on. We wandered through Paris trying to find a less crowded metro. We eventually got back to the hotel at 3 a.m.