We were waiting in the 2 hour line at the Eiffel Tower when an African man approached us and said "wo ge yi kuai" "....Japanese....." ".....Korean....." Yes he probably said the same thing in 3 Asian languages at us before going on in English, French and possibly Spainish. It mean Five for e1.00. The Eiffel Tower key rings are five for a euro with the street paddlers and about e5.00 at the tower and 3 for a euro as a "starting" price on the streets. We didn't get any because we didn't really want a keyring.
After a 2 hour wait, we finally made it through the entrance to walk up to the second level of the Eiffel Tower. The view was beautiful.
The crazy 2 hour long queue was now halved.
But on the way down, we bought a Eiffel Tower table display (the bigger one not the tiny one, when you get there you will get what I mean). It's a clear plastic tower that sat on a base and had fancy lights when the base was turned on. This table display was selling at e10.00 being the chinese that we were we bargained for e2.00. I have no idea where Sab came up with this ridiculous amount but the man at first refused and offered it at e5.00. We didn't want it and he offered e4.00. Sab offered him e3.00 but he insisted on e4.00, and just as we were about to walk away, the deal was done at e3.00.
We walked off happy with the e3.00 Eiffel Tower and went around to take some pictures. Then another man approached us with more flashing towers for e10.00. So this time we went straight for e2.00. He wasn't about to give us at that price and chased us for a few metres offering e3.00. So now we know e3.00 is about the lowest they can go for the flashing tower.
This will conclude my guide to my Paris Trip for now. Until the next trip... Time to earn some of the money back. :)
Saving Tip: Walk up the Tower. It's cheaper and the experience is a lot better. They have a cheaper rate for under 24 if I can remember correctly.
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