On top of the world

My first "once-in-a-life-time" experience I will be sharing with you is my visit to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Before you start thinking “oh, she went to Paris for the weekend”, stop! Because I didn’t. I went there last summer; however I consider it to be an experience which I can cross of my list already.

I had never been to Paris before so that was a breathtaking experience on its own. Nevertheless was the Eiffel tower the top of my trip. And I mean literally “the top”. It was a pity there was a huge line before we could get up there but I assure you it was worth the wait! Besides the burning of the calories which could fit in a whole chocolate cake, I reached the first platform. The view was astonishing! It was a shame that it was a bit cloudy that day, otherwise I think I would have been able to see the end of Paris. Though I could see a lot of famous highlights in Paris I was going to visit later that day.

However I wasn’t finished, so I started my climb to the second platform. I don’t need to tell you, the view got even better! The world looked like a place called “Madurodam” (search it), located in the Netherlands. But the higher I came, the greedier I got. I wanted to see more! I took an elevator to the last platform. Oh, how scared I was the higher I got! I even came to a point where I started regretting my decision, however the elevator couldn’t stop. When I finally reached the top I was more scared than blown away by the view. Then it hit me. The view was breathtaking (I literally had problems with my breath because I started to understand that I had a small fear of heights). After I sat down for a couple of minutes I started to calm down and I had a chance to look around. Never had I seen such a beautiful and serene place. Away from everyone and everything. I literally felt on top of the world and it was a feeling I can’t describe. The only thing I can say is that it felt amazing to be there and I have a feeling this could be the most awesome experience on my bucket list!