I skipped the Eiffel Tower during my short trip to Paris last year, a decision I came to regret.
When I got home, friends would repeatedly ask whether I made it to the Eiffel Tower, I would lower my eyes and mumble a disappointing “no”

I promised myself I’d go to the Eiffel Tower the very next day if I ever made it back to Paris.
Another thing were the pictures; there were going to be tons!
I was going to take magnificent pictures of the tower.
The Eiffel Tower is probably the most photographed monument in the world, but once you’ve seen a picture of it, you’d seen it all.
It all looks the same.

I promised myself that my pictures of the Eiffel Tower would be different from all the others.
My pictures would tell stories, they’d have heart and the angles would be different.
But things changed when I got there, I forgot all the promises I made myself, and just decided to take in the moment.
I took pictures, but they didn’t turn out any different than those I’d seen.

I couldn’t capture heart, I don’t think I’m there yet.
I couldn’t find any other angles to shoot other than from where I stood, I’m not there yet either.
I tried to find the stories, instead I saw a metal structure.

I guess I have to try again…