Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Remembering Paris With Eiffel Tower Scissors

By Gloria Mason


Traveling over the France would probably bring you to the city of Paris, and you'd probably want to take home a pair of Eiffel tower scissors. It's the perfect souvenir to remind you of your time in Paris. It's useful and can be used at work and in the house, plus it would surely be a great icebreaker, too. But most of all, it would serve as a reminder of the city of Paris.

Paris is most probably everyone's dream destination. The reputation of the romance of the city and its charm remains throughout the years. It is the most populated city in France, and is still recognized as the country's center for its politics, culture, and economy. It has also been Europe's center for the arts.

Aside from the Eiffel Tower, Paris is also home to the famous Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe and the Palace of Versailles. These iconic buildings are fruits of Paris' cultural developments over the centuries. Aside from a pair of Eiffel tower scissors, you'd probably also find a lot of other unique souvenirs featuring Paris' other landmarks. Other places to visit would be the city's cathedrals, such as the Notre Dame.

Paris is still known to be the global center for fashion and arts. Its haute couture and the Paris Fashion Week, which happens twice in a year, both serve as a testament to the city's prominence in the fashion industry. It is also dubbed as the 'international capital of style.' In addition, luxury fashion boutiques are housed in the city of Paris, such as Hermes and Louis Vuitton.

The city thrives on tourism, so don't be surprised if you'd find a lot of exquisite souvenir shops around the city. You can probably buy a nice pair of Eiffel tower scissors, a magnet or even a shirt with the city's landmarks. Most of the hotels and restaurants in the city rely on the city's tourism.

In a year, 28 million tourists visit the city of Paris, and about 17 million fly in from other foreign countries. The surrounding regions of the city and the city itself is one of the world's most visited tourist destination. About 6 million people visit the Eiffel tower in a year, and around 8 million visit the Louvre. Truly, tourism is a huge thing in the city.

Aside from foreign tourists, the city is also popular to the French and other European citizens mainly because of Disneyland. Tourism actually make up for 6.2% of the workforce in Paris, thus making it one of the more popular jobs in the city.

Paris is considered to be one of the world's major cities, along with Tokyo and New York. It also has one of the biggest GDPs globally, and is a very important city when it comes to the global economy, as well as the European economy. About 30 of Fortune Global 500 Companies are all headquarter within the Paris region, making it also the business center in Western Europe. Moreover, its influence with the fashion and the arts cannot be denied. Because of these things, this city is definitely one that must be visited, and must be remembered.




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