Paris in three parts: Eiffel Tower

It's about a 5 Hour drive to Paris from our house. When we arrived it was around 6 PM. So we dropped our bags and took off for the metro to see if we could get to the top of the Eiffel tower that evening. One of the fastest ways to the top is to walk to the second level by stairs and then you can buy a ticket to the top from the second level. We were able to pull that off with only a short wait at the bottom and a longer one(30 min) on the second level. It is an amazing view from up there and the evening view was incredible however I do think the pictures of the Eiffel Tower from the ground are even more stunning. You do have to be prepared to become best friends with thousands of people to get there but it's definitely worth it. Here are so pictures of the view and from the ground.