John Hill Shares His Risqué Vacation Wishes for Andy Cohen: “Be Eiffel Towered by the Cast of ‘Heated Rivalry’”
Andy Cohen welcomed his co-host John Hill to Bravo Clubhouse, and naturally, things got a bit risqué. During Monday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, Cohen asked Hill to share his top five holiday wishes for him. “What could possibly go wrong?” Cohen asked, clearly a mix of excitement and nervousness. Hill kicked off […]
Strikes in France close the Eiffel Tower during widespread protests against budget cuts
Eiffel Tower Closes Amid Nationwide Protests The iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris shut its doors to visitors on Thursday, coinciding with a wave of nationwide protests. This strike mobilized thousands of workers, retirees, and students, who took to the streets in over 200 cities across France, expressing their discontent over budget cuts and urging for […]
Pakistan International Airlines Accused of Evoking 9/11 with Eiffel Tower Ad
Pakistan's national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has come under heavy criticism for an ad that shows a jetliner flying over the Eiffel Tower, although many viewers thought the image reminded them of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. I felt that it was unpleasant and reminiscent of . The ad carries the […]
Evacuations as Man Scales Eiffel Tower Before Olympics Closing Ceremony
PARIS (AP) — French police have ordered the evacuation of the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the city’s landmark just hours before the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday. A shirtless man was seen climbing the 330-metre (1,083-foot) tower in the afternoon. It is unclear where he began his climb, […]
Man seen climbing the Eiffel Tower, sparks evacuation hours before Olympics closing ceremony
PARIS (AP) — French police have ordered the evacuation of the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the city’s landmark hours before the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday. A shirtless man was seen climbing the 330-metre (1,083-foot) tower in the afternoon. It is unclear where he began his climb, but […]
Otherworldly spectacle of beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower rocks Paris – literally | Paris Olympic Games 2024
TWatching beach volleyball beneath the Eiffel Tower can be unsettling. It’s not the imported sand engineered to not stick to the players’ bodies. It’s not the pretentious hosts pumping up the crowd. It’s not the perfectly timed competition to take in the beautiful sunset. It’s not the picture-perfect light show centered on Paris’ greatest monument. […]
Eiffel Tower Reopens to Tourists After Six Days of Strikes
PARIS (AP) – The Eiffel Tower will reopen to visitors on Sunday after a six-day closure due to a strike by workers demanding better upkeep and higher wages for the historic building, which shows signs of rust. It has restarted. In a statement, the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tower’s operator pledged to allocate “an ambitious investment of […]
France’s Eiffel Tower Reopens to the Public as Union Strike Ends
(AFP) – France’s Eiffel Tower will reopen on Sunday after being closed for five days due to a strike, after the monument’s management announced it had reached an agreement with the union. The suspension since Monday at one of the world’s most famous tourist destinations is the second in two months to protest what unions […]