If you’re planning on visiting the Eiffel Tower during evening hours, remember that its normal opening hours will be changed for Bastille Day celebrations on Sunday, July 13 and Monday, July 14th, 2008.

On July 13th, the Eiffel Tower will close earlyl at 10 pm. The last entrance to the tower will be 9 pm.

On July 14th, the Eiffel Tower will close at 8 pm and the last entrance to the tower will be at 6 pm.

Fireworks begin on July 14th at 10:45 pm.

You can view the Eiffel Tower in its Blue Lights on Eiffel Tower Paris-Live.com Webcam.

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Every once in a while, France’s train service comes up with some enticing offers such as traveling to Bordeaux in the height of the summer season for as little as 29 Euros in a First Class compartment.

I checked out the SNCF site for available tickets and this is not a ‘bait & switch offer’ - this one is for real (if you act quickly, of course).

Here are the sale dates: July 16 to August 26, 2008

You need to book your tickets BEFORE August 19th. Note that one-way first class tickets START at 29 Euros - depending on the dates and time of day, the prices will very - but I did see some 29 Euro tickets for early trains on weekdays.