A fairy tale ending
Our travels together ended with two jam-packed days in Paris. As it was my third trip here and having had enough of sightseeing, we opted for a more adventurous experience.
After arriving in to Paris at midday straight from our Sail Croatia trip and not being able to check in to our room, it was a quick lunch and coffee stop before a short walk to the Eiffel Tower.
On the way to the Eiffel Tower
We had decided to walk up the Eiffel Tower so were pleased to see the stairs line was a lot shorter than the lift line. We purchased our stairs tickets for 4.70 euro each and walked up two levels – more than 1000 steps!
When we reached the second level we had to purchase another ticket to take the lift to the top of the tower – approximately five euro. Once at the very top, it was an amazing view over Paris city with the Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Trocadero and River Seine in full view.
Arc de Triomphe from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower view overlooking Trocadero
We returned at sunset and waited for the flashing lights to begin – which didn’t happen until 10pm when daylight was finally taken over by the night.
Eiffel Tower by night
The next day, my childhood dream finally came true – a trip to Paris Disneyland! We took the train an hour out of Paris to Disneyland and couldn’t decide on Walt Disney Studios Park or Disneyland Park so we bought a two parks in one day ticket.
We kicked off at Walt Disney Studios where the adrenaline junkie from within was let out with more thrill seeker rides on offer. We rode on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and Crush’s Coaster, saw the Armageddon Special Effects performance and Cars Race Rally in Toon Studios.
Ready for Walt Disney Studios
Cars performance
With time against us, it was time to move on to Disneyland Park where we took on all the big thrills – Indiana Jones and Space Mountain. We also caught a glimpse at all the Disney characters and enjoyed winding our way through the range of gift shops.
Disneyland Paris
