World's Faire Visit

Today I went to the World's Faire. I had to take a boat all the way across the English channel to get to Paris. When I got there, I was blown away by the amount of new food that I had never seen before. There were apples dipped in sugar, sausages in between bread, and tea that was chilled with ice!

The French had built the "Eiffel Tower" just for the fair, which was built for the anniversary of the French Revolution a hundred years before. It was huge! I heard that it is the tallest building ever build, which was incredible! There were "elevators" that could be used to transport people higher in the building so we didn't have to take the stairs.

I also saw a booth that contained a "light bulb" which would use electricity to create a light source. It was a lot like the candles we have at home, but it could be turned on and off with the flip of a switch.

I also saw a new "telephone" that could be used like a telegraph, except you could actually hear the person as they talked to you! I could talk with someone all the way across the world, instantaneously! This will take out the inconvenience of needing a telegraph delivered to you, if you can afford to have one of these "telephones" in your own home.

Finally, I saw an electricity booth. A guy named Nikola Tesla has invented a new form of electricity, alternating current, or AC. It is said that it is much more efficient at transferring large amounts of power over longer distances, and could be made into a "grid" that thousands or millions of people could tap into in order to get electricity for new inventions of the time, like light bulbs and telephones.