Ride a glass elevator to the 160-meter-high observation deck for an incredible view of the city and its surroundings.

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There was a strike in Paris, subway employees, so the taxi ride cost me over 35 euros, 14 euros already on the meter before the taxi arrived at the restaurant for our pickup.

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