Anthony Aranda, a 23-year-old tourist from Peru, had only two days to visit Paris with his cousin, so getting to the top of the Eiffel Tower featured prominently on his to-do list.
But on Thursday, he had to cross it off that list without stepping foot on France’s famed Iron Lady.
A labor strike, now in its fourth day, was keeping the tower closed.
“We are traveling to London next, so this was our last chance,” Mr. Aranda said in the drizzling rain as he looked up at the wrought-iron monument.
The site is so symbolic, in fact, that medals created for the Games will be encrusted with iron from the tower itself.
Persons:
Anthony Aranda, Mr, Aranda
Organizations:
Eiffel, Games
Locations:
Peru, Paris, London, Spain