I received a note from one of the chaperons in Paris and I thought I'd share it with the rest of you.
Enjoy!

Hi Elizabeth,
I just wanted to share a little story from our second day out and about in Paris.
After school we visited the Eiffel Tower with the munchkins. It was a long metro ride from our side of town, and it got progressively colder as the sun (and fog) set. We took some pictures, did some ice skating (which was a big hit as you can imagine) and had a little hot chocolate/crepe break in the cafe on the first floor...
We were all tired, the kids were wet from ice skating in the rain, we were hungry and we had a long metro ride ahead of us, I'm sure you can imagine the mood, but just before we rounded a corner, out of sight of the tower, it started sparkling. It sparkles every night, but this was the first time it has sparkled for most of our kids. They were elated. The burst into laughter, shouted with joy and some started singing!
We took some more pictures and continued home. . .
I am grateful for having been included in this experience. It was heart warming on a chilly Parisian evening.

I attached a picture of the tower at that moment - I couldn't get one of the kids and the sparkling, but this one turned out pretty nice.

Hope your side of Paris is as beautiful as ours is!