A Virtual Field Trip
to
The Eiffel Tower
WELCOME!

1. Sunday Morning:

 We'll be boarding Air France Flight 739 at 8:10 am this
morning, in route to Paris, France.  When we arrive in
France, it will be 9:00 pm.  Just enough time to transfer
to the hotel, have a light snack, and get a good night's
sleep.  We'll be meeting in front of the hotel at 8:00 am
tomorrow morning. Our first adventure in Paris will be our Concierge's Tour of Paris. After the tour, our bus will be waiting to transport us directly to the Eiffel Tower.  Happy Traveling.

Activity 1.
2.  We will be staying at the luxurious:

Paris-Le Grand Hotel
2 Rue Scribe
Paris, 75009
France

Feel free to check out the hotel's website, and see where you will be staying.   

Activity 2

The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars, beside the River Seine, in Paris, France. It is the most famous French landmark and is used as a symbol of France. At the time of its construction in 1889 it was the tallest structure in the world, and remained so until 1930. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, it is a premier tourist destination, with over 7 million visitors per year.

The structure was built between 1887 and 1889. Three hundred workers joined together 18,038 pieces of puddled iron, using two and a half million rivets, in a structural design by Maurice Koechlin. The risk of accident was great, for unlike modern skyscrapers the tower is an open frame without any intermediate floors except the two platforms. Yet, because Eiffel took good care of his workers with movable stagings, guard-rails and screens, only one man died (during the installation of Otis Elevator's lifts).  The tower is 986 feet tall.

The views from its three levels are extraordinary—well worth the wait in line. The interior lighting system makes the tower look like a big golden candle at night. Every hour on the hour, the tower shimmers and sparkles for 10 minutes (from nightfall to 1 am in winter and till 2 am in summer). September to mid-June daily 9:30 am-11:45 pm; mid-June to 31 August daily 9 am-12:45 am. The last entrance is 45 minutes before closing time.

Admission is 13 euros to go to the top (3rd level) by elevator, or 8 euros to access just the first and second levels (by elevator); 4.50 euros to climb the stairs to the first and second levels. Reduced fees for handicapped and ages 4-24; free for children younger than 4. Expect to wait at least an hour when taking elevators. However, since we are a group with a reservation, we'll bypass the lines!
3.  Monday Morning - Today's Schedule:

  8:00 a.m.     Councierge's Tour of Paris
                      Our first activity will be the councierge's tour of Paris. 
                      
                       Activity 3



10:00 a.m.  Board the bus. Enjoy the bus ride to the  Eiffel Tower. You've got front row seats!  Be sure to look at  the city sights on the way.  We've arrived!

                                                                                                  
10:30   Ride the Elevator up!

Riding the elevator to the 2nd and 3rd levels of the Eiffel tower can be a very "breathtaking" experience. Are you afraid of heights?

Take a few minutes to look at  pictures of the elevator cars.

Now it's time to get in line. Since we're a large group, we will be splitting into two groups. Each group will go in a seperate elevator car.  Choose which group you will be in and head on up to the top!

The elevators can move both up and down at two different angles to match the angles of the tower's legs. The double decked elevators in the north, east, and west piers are generally comparable; the one in the south pier is used to take Jules Verne (restaurant) customers from the ground level up to the restaurant itself. This pier also contains the stairway between the ground and second levels.
  Activity 5
10:45   The first deck.
            Get a first-hand view of how it feels to stand there. Try to look all the way to the top of the tower!
            If your computer has difficulty loading this page, just move on.
11.00    Enjoy a Panoramic Tour of Eiffel Tower from the top to the bottom.  Just click on the purple markers.

              Activity 6
            
11:30     The Eiffel Tower View of Paris
             (Click "View of Paris" on the left)  Make note of the navigation directions on the right side. How many
              famous landmarks can you identify?
12:00    Visit The Gilttering Tower & The Skating Rink
              (Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links.)
  
              Activity 7
             Where is the skating rink located in the tower, and how high up is it? You may have to research this.
12:45    Lunch

There are 3 restaurants in the Eiffel Tower.  Click on the lunch link. In the lower right corner of the page, click on "English" (versus French), and then check out all three restaurant websites. 

Activity 8
You must pick out which restaurant you will have lunch, what you will order from the menu, and how much it will cost you. Remember, the prices are in "Euros" so be sure to find out online the current conversion rate, and report your answer in American dollars.


2:00  Activity 9

         Send an Eiffel Tower Postcard
         Send the postcard to yourself (from yourself).  Then, open your email, click on the link to the postcard, and print
         a copy.  Be sure to send a nice message!
2:30  We will meet downstairs by the entrance, where we will have the pleasure of speaking with a representative from the Eiffel Tower.  Feel free to ask questions.



  3:30         Time to get back to the bus, as we depart to our hotel.  Have an enjoyable
                    evening, and feel free to investigate the hotel and it's surroundings. Dinner is on your own.
                                           


4. Tuesday Morning Schedule
 
10:00 am  Departure from our hotel to Charles de Gaulle Airport. We will take a 12: 45 flight back to Newark Liberty Airport on Air France Flight 1039.

Enjoy some last minute shopping at the airport.

12:00  Board the airplane. 



   TAKE OFF!
   (Make sure your seatbelt is fastened!)

  Hope you enjoyed your trip! Paris is a wonderful city with so much to offer tourists. It is rich in culture and history,   with lots of fun things for tourists to do and see!

Activity 10