1. Great photos, all.
2. I am one of those who thinks Empire is the best, but then I think Prisoner of Azkaban is the best Harry Potter film. You are entitled to your opinion, and it is no more or less valid than anyone else's.
3. The hotel with the Eiffel Tower is the Paris hotel. My sister and I took our parents there for their 50th anniversary, with a Tower view room. At that time the buffet was excellent, with each food station featuring dishes from a specific area of France.
4. It's been a while since I saw The Beatles LOVE, but my favorite activity while waiting for the show to start was trying to figure out which song was playing in the background. They play only the instrumental tracks, and without vocals it's hard to figure out which song is which.