May 22, 2019
This is one of my first views of the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Pantheon. This is almost like a religious experience for me. Ever since I was a kid, I can remember seeing pictures and wanting to see it someday. I wasn’t expecting to see it when I did, but once I caught a glance I couldn’t stop staring. I can’t wait till we actually go to the top of it. The experience was also a bit emotional as well. My grandmother and I had a conversation shortly before she passed about our first trip to Europe. When I told her where I was going, she remembered that we didn’t make it to France but told me that she always wanted to see the Eiffel Tower. I feel like this is one of those moments that cements for me that traveling is what I’m meant to do to carry on our family tradition of it. This is one day I will never forget.


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