Ecole Militaire Paris

I had trouble sleeping last night. I woke up throughout the night, tossing & turning... getting up briefly here and there to get water or make a trip to the bathroom... it just wasn't a good night for sleep.

Finally at 5:00 a.m. I decided to stop trying.

I woke up and tried to connect to the free wifi connection I've been …

Day 3 began bright and early with a wake up call at 6:30 am. Our group met in the lobby for breakfast at 7:30 am. I was very hungry since my last meal was a small plate of stew the night before. When I did last night's room check, I took a NutriGrain bar from Tyler but it didn't really sustain me. And I thought Tyler should avoid lugging food …

We got in to Paris around 11:30 am (local time) and after successfully navigating the metro, but not so successfully finding our hotel, we dropped off our luggage and set out to see some sights. But first--we had a hot dog in a baguette for lunch. We walked along the Trocadero Gardens and across the Pont d'lena bridge (over the Seine) to get right …

Despertar "bohemio" en el departamento. Desayuno con Nespresso para no extrañar demasiado, tostadas, queso y salida hacia nuestro primer recorrido. Tomamos metro en Odeon y bajamos en Ecole Militaire, desde donde se llega a pie, recorriendo los "Champ de Mars", a la "Torre Eifel". En los campos de Mars nos encontramos con la Muestra por la paz …

... We cruised around the streets and sidewalks of Paris seeing all sorts of famous landmarks - the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Tuileries Gardens, Ecole Militaire (where Napoleon trained), Place de la Concorde and heaps more.  We crossed a few 'Ponts' and on ...

... excitable! I saw all the touristy things: Montmartre, Sacre Coeur, Eiffel Tower, Petit Palais, Arc de Triomphe, L'Ouvre, Catacombs, Champs D'Elysee, L'Ecole Militaire (o.k. the Military School isn't touristy, but I mean... it's me, what'd you ...

... our trip until now. After a late hotel check-in, we wasted no time heading for the Metro to reach the École Militaire (the military school that graduated Napoleon Bonaparte), located at the opposite end of the Champ de Mars park from the Eiffel ...

... de la Marine, Musée Guimet) 15. Tour Eiffel (Champs de Mars) 16. Vauban-Hôtel des Invalides (Tombeau de Napoléon, Ecole Militaire) 17. Esplanade des Invalides (Musée Rodin, Musée de l'Armée) 18. Concorde-Royale (Boutiques de la rue ...

... Champs Elysee, where 12 streets converge into one roundabout.  The students were also shown such places as Les Invalides, L'Ecole Militaire, Opera House, The Louvre, the National Assembly, and the spot where the public guillotine executed both marie ...

... possessed me to not take the Metro.  I had given myself 20 minutes to walk from Ile de la Cite to our meeting point, the Ecole Militaire Metro stop.  I should've given myself 45 minutes. I had worked up quite a sweat by the time I met her, almost an ...

... pleasant bunch. Tour guide was from San Frnsisco (and about 12 years old) and we went back to Tour d'Eiffel and from there to Ecole Militaire, then on to Les Invalides. He gave a good history all along the way and we went on to Pont Alexander and Place ...

... city, before satisfying Charles' cravings at the Haagen Daas ice cream shop on the ground floor. Moving on we took the Metro to Ecole Militaire, from which we walked down the famous Champs de Mars to the foot of the Eiffel Tower, just as we had done on ...

... patio, which separates the twin buildings, is probably one of the most exquisite for viewing the Eiffel Tower, the esplanade, and the Ecole Militaire at the opposing end. It, on the other hand, is tourist-nirvana. Buses disgorge groups onto the patio to ...

... of the Line 69 bus stop near the Eiffel Tower.  The Line 69 is an east-west route that passes near the Eiffel Tower, Ecole Militaire, rue Cler, Napoleon's Tomb, Louvre, Ile de la Cite, Hotel de Ville, Pompidou, and Bastille.  It is a wonderful, ...