A few days ago I attempted to conquer the Eiffel Tower. I would do what Hitler failed to do and walk up all the stairs to the second level. Hadn't really thought about getting the lift up to the third level, that wasn't really on my list. My mission was just the stairs. I'd never seen the Eiffel Tower before except in photos. It didn't actually look as big as I imagined it would be. This gave me a sense of false hope. I first knew I was in trouble on the very first flight of