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#CatTravels: A night at the Eiffel

By Catherine Toth Fox • September 2, 2013 • #CatTravels, Food

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We had spent most of the day at the Palace of Versailles and I was beat.

That’s a lot of walking, even for someone with dogs!

But I had one more surprise in store, one that wasn’t going to take a whole ton of effort — well, unless the elevator was out of commission.

The plan was to picnic outside the iconic Eiffel Tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, then head to the observatory deck to watch the sunset and see the tower light up.

Sounded like a plan to me.

I have a love affair with the Tour Eiffel. No matter how many times I see it — from the metro, as I walk the streets — it still takes my breath away.

So spending the evening here, despite my aching feet, wasn’t going to be a problem.

Here’s what that magical night looked like:

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We got the idea of picnicking after walking around Versailles and seeing people carrying around baguettes. So we bought one at the closets bakery.

Follow my #CatTravels adventures in Europe and Japan on Twitter @thedailydish and on Instagram @catherinetoth.

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10 Comments

  • Reply Dennis September 2, 2013 at 12:55 am

    Hi Cat! So romantic! Love the night picture of the tower!

  • Reply DIO September 2, 2013 at 7:32 am

    I don’t know why, but having been there before, I find Paris absolutely magical.

  • Reply DIO September 2, 2013 at 7:33 am

    <——————– Oh yeah, check out my Gravatar. 🙂

    • Reply Catherine Toth September 4, 2013 at 3:15 am

      LOVE IT 🙂

  • Reply Annoddah_Dave September 2, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    CAT: The city of lights…hope you guys also bought a bouteille of vin!

  • Reply Musings September 2, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    Someone recommended your blog to me and I can see why. What a lot of fun! We were in Paris many years ago and remember our surprise at how delicious those French baguettes were. I think that’s when we first tried escargot too. That’s a gorgeous photo of the tower.

    • Reply Catherine Toth September 4, 2013 at 3:15 am

      Thanks for stopping by! I, too, can’t believe how a simple baguette could taste so good. Now I understand why people are obsessed with French breads!

  • Reply M September 2, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    Hello Cat, awesome!

  • Reply David Jackson September 3, 2013 at 7:05 am

    Love the views, reminds me in some ways of Lyon. Hope you take a river tour and some lovely pics there. OK, the first pick had me rolling on the floor. What is Derek implying here? Takes two hands to handle a whopper? OK, enough bad humor!

    • Reply Catherine Toth September 4, 2013 at 3:12 am

      LOL re: Derek.
      And I really need to see more of France. I’ve only gone down as far south as Avignon…

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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