Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Paris


Paris is so fun. I saw the Eiffel Tower. The food is great except the snails. There is lots of people. I learned how to say Hello in French.
Interesting facts
1)Paris is the capital city of France, the largest country of Western Europe with 550 000 km2 and with about 60 millions inhabitants in the Whole of France.
2)The City of Paris has about 2,160,000 people living there and it covers about 41 square miles. The altitude of Paris averages between 90ft and 120ft above sea level.
3)The Eiffel Tower is probably one of the most famous symbols of France and was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889, took 2 years to complete and it was the world's tallest building up until 1930.
4)The Eiffel Tower has over 2.5 million rivets, 15,000 iron pieces, over 40 tonnes of paint and there are 1652 steps to the top.
5)Paris is a huge tourist destination and every year 13 millions visit Disneyland Paris, 5.5 million visit the Eiffel Tower, about 5 million visit the Louvre museum, and about 3.25 million visit Versailles Palace.
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-beijing-1804.html



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