Congrats on having wanted to become a better photographer. Have you succeeded so far? You should know, as you took these in 2008, you say.
I remember than one of the first photos of mine about which my sister said "Hey, that's a good one!" was one of Eiffeltower, too. I took that one in 1984...by day, mind you. No night photography for me back then (and not for many, many more years to come, either).