Day 15: In Hannibal

In Mark Twain's boyhood home

Grand Tour, Day 10: Eiffel Tower, Catacombs

We woke up early because we had to get to the Eiffel Tower early, so we would not have to wait. We got there, and the tower was taaaal! There were two lines, so my dad got in one, and my mom got in the other one because we didn't know which one was better for us. My mom had to go to the bathroom, so I stayed in line and waited. Soon after that, my line started moving, so I had to get out because my mom was not back. I went to my dad's line. Then the line we were in started moving, and my mom still was not back yet. We were almost at the front when my mom came. It turned out that the bathroom she went to was closed, so she had to go to another one, and that one had a line. My dad accidentally brought his pocket knife and had to hide it.

When he was done hiding it, we got in the elevator and went to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. You could see all of Paris from there. Then we went down the stairs. It was at least 300 steps!
After we climbed down, we went to the "Empire of the Dead."
 
The Empire of the Dead are the catacombs. We had to wait for a long time in line! When we finally made it in, we went down a long spiral staircase.  Once we made it to the bottom, we went down a long hallway. 
Then we went into a room that told us about the history of the catacombs. That room led us down a hallway with skulls and bones on either side of us.
It was kind of spooky. There were skulls everywhere!


Once we got out of the catacombs we went to the Luxembourg Gardens. While we were there we got ice cream. I got raspberry and mango. It was good! Then we went to the Pantheon. We were going in, but my dad thought it was too much money.

After that, we went to Notre Dame Cathedral to wait for Tio Gerardo. He took us to two islands. Then we went home.

Here is a list of my favorite things I did today:

1. Eiffel Tower
2. Catacombs
3. Ice Cream
4. Walk