I have read that one lift is not working and wait times could be longer than two hours: 1) How long is the lift going to be inoperable? 2) By purchasing tickets online - does one still have to wait two hours? 3) When ordering tickets online - are they sent to your home (in the States) or do you just pick them up at the ticket office or willcall booth?
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Knoxville, TN, USA
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Brea, CA, USA
24 posts
I recommend another approach. While we've been to Paris and the Eiffel Tower several times, the last time we were there we dined at Jules Verne Restaurant. They have their own elevator and it's not crowded. After a fantastic sunset dinner (a little pricey but well worth it), we slipped out and walked all around the platform, but returned to the restaurant for our no-wait trip back down in their private elevator. Be sure to make reservations well ahead if you want to go.
Cary
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OP
California Central Coast, CA., USA
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Tim - seems to me if you are going to take the time to respond - then respond with the answers to the questions. I obviously know about the Eiffel Tower site - it's plastered all over the Rick Steve's book. If the answers I was looking for were in that site I wouldn't have asked!
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Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Jerry - how nice of you to write. I hope you do have an enjoyable visit to the Eiffel Tower. Seems rather obvious the people who know best about how long the lifts will be inoperable are the people who are currently working on it and who currently have the information on the website stating they are having problems. Don't you think it's also rather obvious if they knew they would tell you (and the rest of the world)? If you had taken the time to attempt to order tickets from the website you would have discovered (just like me) that you can print them at home. As for your 2nd question - well, we're all anxiously awaiting your return so that you can be transformed from an information void into a person who may actually be able to help somebody else. You know...like a "team player".
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California Central Coast, CA., USA
18 posts
The last thing I wanted to do was to get into a verbal battle with someone - but it seems you enjoy this. First, in my limited time on this forum I have offered plenty of advice and recommendations - I guess I am a team player afterall! I went into the Eiffel Tower website and read as much as I could and walked away with three questions. Seems to me that if one responds to another person who had questions then you either provide what you think are the answers or you don't respond at all. Perhaps a proper response on your part would have been "I can't answer your questions (or I only know one or two of the answers) but you might be able to find the answers on the following website".
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Corvallis OR
7161 posts
Nicely put Jerry!
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Honolulu/Seattle, HI/WA, USA
2787 posts
ditto Nancy