One thing I want to mention before what we did today was an encounter at the front desk. John went down to see and confirm our travel on 06 June to the Lorraine American Cemetery. We wanted to be sure we were in fact headed to the correct departure train station since it was listed slightly different. When the man at the desk asked where we were going John told him the cemetery and that we have a relative there who died during WWII. He immediately said "Thank you"-I find it touching that the French people have not forgotten the sacrifice of lives and appreciation for all who died to give them freedom.
We decided after overdoing things yesterday we would slim down our plans for today and just go to the Rodin Musee and Invalides to see Napoleon's tomb. We started out about 10am and took the bus to the Metro this time. That saved about 1+ mile walking on the day right there. We transferred just once and got very close to the Rodin, just around the corner in fact. We had an enjoyable visit there using our Rick Steves Paris book both to find and tour the museum. It was amazing how empty the museum was as there seem to be so few people at the places we go to. Tourism must really be taking a hit in this economy. We have no problems taking photographs free from other in the pictures. After the Rodin, since we were so close to the Rue Cler area in Arrondissement 7 we just walked over there for lunch. This is the lovely, quaint area we stayed in at the end of the Rick Steves tour. We had a delightful lunch at Tribeca; chicken for me, steak for John, with a salad for each of us plus creme brulee. After this John decided he really didn't want to see Napoleon's tomb after all, and I have, so we just walked on Rue Cler and then took the Metro back to Vincennes. Since we still had energy we walked back to the Royal Regency from the Metro. We stopped at a cafe that advertised Wi-Fi and Internet, but they really had no computers for use, but free Wi-Fi if you eat or drink there. We will probably do that one day since we have been unable to check our email or post this blog for a few days now.
For your viewing pleasure:
The Kiss, Rodin 1888-1889 in Marble:
The Gates of Hell, in Bronze (never finished):
The Thinker (or two):
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