I’ve got friends who’d been to Paris but never ascended the Eiffel Tower. This baffles me. Isn’t that the whole point of visiting the city of a thousand lights? The common reason- the queue was too long. And with precious time to explore the city, lining up for a few hours didn’t seem wise. My experience with the Tower was a breeze, all you need is sensible time planning. Buying tickets in advance, or not I briefly contemplated this, but decided against it. While I like to plan my itinerary, I didn’t particularly like to be tied down by advance purchase of tickets, unless I’m visiting a theme park and…