Should You Go to the Eiffel Tower? Episode 12
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2014
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On this week's episode of Join Us in France we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower. Should you go see it? What's so great about it? We talk about the man behind it and the technological innovations that made it possible. Elyse also tells us that while some Parisians hated it, most loved it right from the start. We talk about recent improvements that are going to make the Eiffel Tower even better, and why it still takes our breath away. How should you visit the Eiffel Tower? What's the best vantage point? All of that and more on today's show. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Before we start this episode about Paris, let me take a second to tell you that I now offer |
| 0:05.6 | audio tours of different Paris neighborhoods via a smartphone app called Voicemap. |
| 0:11.5 | I wish I could show all of my listeners around in person but unfortunately |
| 0:16.4 | there is not enough of me to go around so I hope you'll find taking me |
| 0:20.6 | around in your phone to be an acceptable compromise. |
| 0:24.0 | If you'd like to try a self-guided tour where I show you Paris |
| 0:28.0 | and tell you some amazing stories exactly where they happened, |
| 0:32.0 | download the Voice Map app on your phone and look for |
| 0:35.7 | tours in Paris by Annie Sergeant. You can order tours through the app on your |
| 0:41.5 | phone but if you'd like to enjoy a special discount for |
| 0:44.7 | podcast listeners visit join us in France.com forward slash audio tours to order your |
| 0:51.4 | tour activation codes and I'll see you in Paris. |
| 0:55.0 | This is Join us in France episode 12. |
| 0:58.0 | Hello, I'm Annie and I'm Elise and we welcome you to the Join Us in France Travel Podcast. |
| 1:04.0 | Elise is a professional tour guide, art historian, and a really good storyteller. |
| 1:10.0 | Yes. |
| 1:11.0 | And we are here to help you prepare your trip to France. |
| 1:15.0 | On today's show, we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower, |
| 1:20.0 | which took place on March 31st, 2014. |
| 1:23.5 | And Elise tells us how the tower came to be, |
| 1:26.8 | how the people of Paris liked it, |
| 1:28.9 | and some practical things to consider before your visit. |
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