A Parisian Evening

I was in Paris this weekend which meant that I finally got to see the Eiffel tower! This scene was shot from the Pont d'lena, which is the name of the road that leads away (or towards) the Eiffel tower. The pictures do not do justice to this spot because the place is not just about the beautiful tower. There are con-artists pulling the age-old cup and ball scheme, surrounded by a cacophonous crowd that thinks it can win, illegal vendors, and policemen chasing them, a million tourists, street-mimes, and traffic that can give Bangalore a lesson or two in chaos ... For me, the Eiffel tower captures what it felt like to be in Paris! Not bad for a tower that was to be brought down 20 years after construction. 

A Parisian evening by Manu Nair on 500px.com
Location: Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France

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