Where in the World is Miss Fink?

I went on a little trip this weekend, which is why I did not post last night...sorry! I got home very late and was tired because we just pushed our clocks forward an hour. Anyway, Gordon went with me, and he wanted to see if you could figure out where we went without us telling you.  So here is his only clue:

Yep, we went to PARIS! Paris, France! That is the Eiffel Tower behind Gordon--we went all the way to the top! I have loads of pictures, so I have a feeling that all this week will be about Paris (and maybe part of next week, too!)

This is just a full picture of the Eiffel Tower.  It was built in 1889 and is the tallest building/structure in Paris (which you can see from the picture below, which was taken at the very top!)

The Eiffel Tower was meant to be a temporary structure, built for the World's Fair which marked the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution. The man who designed it was Gustave Eiffel, which is how the Tower got its name.

It stands 1,063 feet tall (the equivalent of an 81 story building) and is painted 3 different shades of brown. If it is hot enough, the metal in the tower expands and makes it about 7 inches taller!

We were lucky enough to take a boat tour on the river Seine at about 6:00p.m., which meant that by the time we finished, it was dark out. We started out at the Eiffel Tower and ended there, where we had a surprise waiting for us...

The Tower was all lit up! We thought it couldn't get any better, but then...

It began to sparkle! It was absolutely the most amazing thing I have ever seen! More about Paris tomorrow!