- Eiffel Tower was supposed to be a temporary structure in Paris for some kind of celebration. They wanted to erect a tower which would eventually be easy to dismantle.
- The construction of the tower was met with much disgust by Parisians who felt that it was an eye sore stucking up in the air compared to the other buildings with beautiful architecture.
- The designer claimed that the only place you can't see the eye sore of Paris is inside the eyesore itself.
- During World War 2, the Eiffel Tower was used to detect communication signals of the attacking Germans
Just some trivial information I got watching CCTV 9 last night. Actually, as I remembered it the Eiffel Tower did not look as grand as the pictures show. It was kinda short. But then again it was worth the climb because the view from the top was simply magnificent. Overall Paris was a nice and charming city. Only bad thing - Paris was actually a very dirty city with rubbish strewn all over the place and the stench of piss. Yes, Parisians like to piss in the open!
Meanwhile, back to Syria. The French were here before. But as usual the French did not bring much good to any country they've been to. Just look at Vietnam! The French definitely did little to contribute to the wellbeing of the citizens of the countries they colonize. As some say it.... the French only know how to make love.
It is starting to get much warmer now in Syria. It has breached the 30degC mark couple of days back and for the first time I had to start switching ON the A/C in the office and also back at home. Wonder how long will it take the weather to reach 40 degC? Shit.... I do hate summer.
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