You won't be able to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. You'll only be able to go to the second floor...
That's OK though, because the view of Paris is "arguably better from the second level" than from the top, (© Rough Guide), and it only costs €7 to go up (This is about 5 quid and to put it into context, the Blackpool Tower costs £14.95 to go up. Rip-off Britain, eh?)
The views are excellent, even on an overcast day...
...and it's compulsory to do, even when you've done it several times before.
One thing that struck me was how little the Parisian skyline has changed over the (nearly) 30 years since I first went there - La Grande Arche de la Défense and surrounding skyscrapers being the noticeable exception - and how much the London skyline has changed over the same time - the London Eye, the Gherkin, Canary Wharf, the NatWest tower, etc.
I didn't waste much time considering which I preferred. Paris is prettier, London more iconic. There. Sorted.
An eyeful of the Eiffel on flickr...
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