Climbing up 408 steps is really hard (187)

It was hard to get a shot directly in front of here. The Pope said Mass here on Friday and all of the scaffolding for the grandstands was still set up. You get the idea of how tall the place is.

The view from the top.

We purchased museum passes when we bought the train tickets (that we didn't use) so that we could get into many museums and other attractions while in Paris. We went to Notre Dame yesterday. It was an amazing place to see. You can walk around inside for free, but to go up to the top, you have to pay and that is when the museum pass came in handy. To get to the almost top you have to climb up 408 (Ryan counted) steps on a winding, narrow, steep, stone staircase. Very hard. Thankfully, Ryan brought along his portable difibralator. I made it to the "top". We walked around the veranda (I don't know if that's what it's called for sure) and checked out the panoramic view of the city. Then, you can go up even higher. Hooray! More stairs. You are able to go into the south bell tower and you can climb up about 20-30 more stairs after that. It was all worth it. Plus, I got in my cardio for the next month.

*I'll backtrack when I get home and cover the London phase. We had no internet connection while there. So, for now, you will have to be content with Paris.