Napoleon's Tomb Paris

Get out and about quite late. Go to Musee Rodin (water colors quite sketchy) enjoyed the gardens and the thinker. Move on to the Dome church at the invaildes and see Napoleon's Tomb. Take picture in front of eiffel tower and venture towards the American Cathedral for Christmas Eve Services. Had a veggie plate and a chesse plate as a snack before …

My French is improving. I was completely freaked out on the first day to say anything in French. I said a few words to get my point across and then collapsed into a bundle of nerves. Now I'm ordering things from the counters, asking questions, and one person even asked us for directions today! Now I'm not saying my French is good, or even passable …

Paris is easily our favorite city that we have visited so far. There is something so relaxing and mellow and enjoyable about this place. Many people complain that Parisians are rude to Americans, but we found just the opposite to be true. This was the place we have felt most welcomed and comfortable since our arrival in Europe. Sara is already very …

I’ve heard from many that Paris is a definite bucket list city. Coming into this experience I pictured it as being glamorous and ritzy, too much so for my liking. I figured it would be a place I would be excited to go, and happy that I went, but never one of my favorites. Boy was I wrong. Our flight left at 6am Saturday morning, which means …

We had previously made reservations for entrance to the Eiffel Tower for 9:30, which is when the Eiffel Tower opens. However, after visiting yesterday and seeing the enormous lines, we decided to head over early just to be sure. We arrived at about 8:45 and the line (for those without tickets yet) was already through the entire queue and snaking …

El clima sigue sin ayudar demasiado en esta preciosa ciudad. Esta mañana, para variar, también llovizna y hace frío, por lo cual mientras desayunaba en el albergue decidí continuar mi periplo por los museos parisinos. Preparo mi recorrido con la asistencia de mi adorada guía de viaje y empezaremos con el museo del Ejército, luego veremos. En la …

Today was our last and hottest day in Paris. I felt like I was melting all day, so I suppose that I'm ready to return to Florida. Tomorrow we spend our last day in London before heading home and today we had a relatively relaxing day enjoying the end of our time in Paris. We were finally able to sleep in before taking a run through the beautiful …

My trip to Paris! Oh my god I could go on for days about that trip. This trip was a gift from my grandma for graduation. It was also sort of a gift from my mom as well because she paid for my beloved camera right before the trip.
This trip was specifically a photography trip for high school students (I had just graduated but that was still …

The room was dark and we stirred awake. I awoke suddenly to the sound of Mac saying, "on no….the alarm didn't go off," “what?!” I responded? It was just after 11am and our plans to go to Versaille were shot! After a panic stricken argument over how this calamity happened we calmed down and tried to see what we could do to salvage …

This morning we realized how spoiled we were by our last campground in Blere, the town of beautiful gardens (our campground, alone, had over 30 giant gorgeous planters just near the reception area!). Our new place in Paris, in the Bois de Boulogne (a huge park a la Central Park) is close to downtown via a shuttle.

We woke up around 8 am …

... . I could only bear looking at a few centuries worth of hats, swords and muskets before I felt a panic attack coming on. Napoleon's tomb was certainly grand, appearing more like a giant Victorian bathtub than the sarcophagus of one of history's greatest ...

... which are unhealthy and having teeny tiny cups of coffee, so this was a treat. Some new sites for us this time included Napoleon's tomb and Luxembourg garden. The tomb is interesting - and certainly big! There is a war/army museum in the same complex ...

... up into the daylight and walked on, leaving footsteps outlined with catacomb dust. Our next stop, on this very hot day was Napoleon's tomb. It is located in the fabulous domed building known as Les Invalides. Once inside, you slowly make your way to ...

... to honor those who fought and died in the French Revolution. During the week I was also able to visit Napoleon's tomb and many other sites in Paris. Just walking around the streets of Paris and looking up at all the buildings is worth the visit. There ...

... got to visit the Eiffel Tower, Avenue des Champs-Elysees (the most expensive stores are located on this street!), Arc du Triumph, Napoleon's tomb, etc. I've almost used up all my films. I only have two left and that should be plenty for tomorrow. ...

... can stay on as long as you like. Lucy however wasn't ready to skate so we walked over to Hotel Invalides as there is a church with Napoleon's tomb in it, but there was one problem, it was closed !!! Oh well, such is life. At this point, Lucy left me ...

... never seen so many males with sparkles in my life! The third day in Paris involved visiting the War museum and Napoleon's tomb.  The museum showed the succession of war uniform, strategies and ...

... to La tour Eiffel, ensuite les Invalides, et finalement la Musee Rodin. In a nutshell: the views of Paris were incredible, bien sur. Napoleon's tomb was very... well big. And the works of Rodin were beautiful and surreal to view. However, my favourite ...

... hardly any people around. Making the sounds and smells of nature come alive. I also saw the War Museum today, and saw Napoleon's tomb. I was so tired though, and unfortunately never spent much time there. It was very interesting, but I didn't have the ...

... saw, but I don't think she's in a rush to see it again.  Our next stop was Les Invalides, which now houses Napoleon's tomb.  I had never been here before either, and it was beautiful inside and out.  The architecture was stunning and the ...