While we were in the line he told us the history of the Eiffel tower and how it was only going to be temporary for the world fair. They were going to take it down until Gustav Eiffel decided that he wanted it to be permanent. The Paris government gave him 20 years to pay off the price of the tower which was 8 million francs and 40 million US dollars. Gustav only needed 2 years to pay the tower off and made a lot of profit well after. Also to keep the copper in the tower from getting patina (the effect that makes copper turn green from oxide in the air) they layer the tower 3 times with zinc every 8 years. Once we got through security we got to skip the line with our tour group and go straight up to the second layer.
We checked the clock and realized we had to get to the airport for our flight to Barcelona, Spain. At the hotel we grabbed our bags and got in a taxi to the airport. None of us wanted to leave this amazing city but we knew there was more to see ahead of us. The flight was only 2 hours but we had to be 2 hours early so when we landed in Barcelona it was 5 o'clock. It was nice to see palm trees again as we drove to our hotel in a taxi.
3.9 miles walked
2 taxis
1 plane
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