You thought Day Two was over didn't you!! Sorry! That evening we had been invited to eat with the Astwoods. I had been disappointed the evening before to have missed sunset from the Montparnasse Tower, so much to the disgust of my foot weary companions, I declared that the Montparnasse Tower was 'Just round the corner' from the Astwoods and that we should get there for sunset. Poor things had no option but to agree! For the first half an hour I was the only person up on the terrace.. It was magical. . . . .
A view of the restaurants below, getting ready for evening trade
A view of the Place De Concorde, with the wheel lit up and Cleopatra's Needle lit up by the American Embassy.
Directly below the Montparnasse Tower is La Gare Montparnasse, I loved the tracks leading from seemingly nowhere. Sadly was battling against the setting sun, but quite like the overall effect
Oh dear, time for the second shadow of the day. It is said that you get the very best view of Paris from the Montparnasse Tower, mainly because it is the only place in Paris that you can't SEE the Montparnasse tower. But you know that I can never resist a good shadow, however unattractive the shadow may be!
View of the Eiffel Tower and the City behind, just to the north of the setting sun
On the hour the Eiffel Tower sparkles like a Christmas Tree, Nit sure if this is a permanent thing of for the World Cup, but is sure is pretty!
and sorry three rather cheesy sunsets. The sun was setting beautifully over Paris, but sadly over a really pants bit of Paris. Not a single nice thing to focus on... so these are people watching the sunset on the Montparnasse Tower...
A view of the Place De Concorde, with the wheel lit up and Cleopatra's Needle lit up by the American Embassy.
Directly below the Montparnasse Tower is La Gare Montparnasse, I loved the tracks leading from seemingly nowhere. Sadly was battling against the setting sun, but quite like the overall effect
Oh dear, time for the second shadow of the day. It is said that you get the very best view of Paris from the Montparnasse Tower, mainly because it is the only place in Paris that you can't SEE the Montparnasse tower. But you know that I can never resist a good shadow, however unattractive the shadow may be!
View of the Eiffel Tower and the City behind, just to the north of the setting sun
On the hour the Eiffel Tower sparkles like a Christmas Tree, Nit sure if this is a permanent thing of for the World Cup, but is sure is pretty!
and sorry three rather cheesy sunsets. The sun was setting beautifully over Paris, but sadly over a really pants bit of Paris. Not a single nice thing to focus on... so these are people watching the sunset on the Montparnasse Tower...
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