Day 2 in Paris - The Germans invade

After finally dragging ourselves out of bed, we headed over to the Dome Church in the Invalides. The Invalides is a series of grand buildings built by King Louis XIV, with the Dome Church at its center. There we saw the tomb of Napoleon and toured the military history museum.

Across the street from the Invalides was the Rodin Museum. Below, Mikel is, in her way, 'thinking' next to The Thinker.

After lunch at a street side cafe we headed to a, you guessed it, cemetery. However, this was Mikel's choice. This old cemetery includes the likes of Frederic Chopin, Edith Piaf, and the Lizard King himself, Jim Morrison. Below, Mikel is getting an upclose look at the monument for Oscar Wilde. For some reason, the sculture is covered with kisses. So Mikel dug deep in her bag and painted those lips to give Oscar a kiss.

We were supposed to meet the family of our former exchange student at the Arc de Triomphe at 5:00. Problem is we didn't know this. We eventually got the message and trudged over. We ate at a cafe on the Champs-Elysees and planned our next day trip to Versailles. We will head out with them on Friday to Germany.

Below is the Eifell Tower during an evening light show. We tried a new camera lense that adds flare highlights to lights.