Paris Day 2

Day number two in Paris was a little less rushed. We slept in and had a slow day wandering to different sites. 

After breakfast, we took the bus over to Napoleon's Tomb. We opted not to go in and to head to our next destination--Rodin Gardens.

You can't go to the Rodin Gardens without taking a picture in front of "The Thinker" with the famous thinking pose. Kobe and Alyssa weren't game. Devon looks cute though.

We made Nathan take one alone doing the thinking pose, but I'm kind enough to not post that one. You're welcome Nathan.

Above, my strange children are doing weird poses, while wandering around the Rodin Gardens. The extent of their goofiness never ceases to amaze me. I wonder where they get that? Note to my mother--do not answer that question.

"The Gates of Hell" is pretty amazing. It is so incredibly detailed and several of his other sculptures can be found within it.

It's a beautiful view of the Museum looking across the grass in the garden. It was obstructed by the scaffolding the day we were there, but I took the photo anyway. We learned that the Rodin Museum is the only one is Paris that does not accept government funding. It operates privately and raises funds by allowing the use of it's gardens for events. After the Rodin Gardens, we made our way through the streets of Paris to our next sight seeing destination.

We stopped at a few bakeries along the way. The croissants were heavenly--especially the chocolate chip ones. Poor Nathan purchased what he thought was a toffee eclair only to discover that it was a coffee eclair. None of us being fond of coffee flavor, it made its way to the trash.

Devon liked the chocolate chip ones too. I'm surprised he doesn't have his signature food 'stache because they were nice and warm with melted chocolate.

After getting a few sandwiches for lunch, we went to the Orsay Museum. No photography is allowed inside, but we really enjoyed looking at the art. There was a section of Van Gogh paintings that we enjoyed as well as several Monet paintings. The kids favorite was a model of areas of Paris that was shown under clear tiles that you could walk over. It was interesting viewing the art work with our children. Lots of nude work, and it made Devon a little uncomfortable.

For dinner we went to L'Entrecôte. There are several called that around Paris. I think it's a style more than a chain. It has steak and frites (french fries) with a green pepper sauce. It was delicious. If you're ever in Paris, you have to try it.

After dinner we walked over to the Arc de Triomphe. We were hoping to go to the top, but it was closed by the time we arrived.

Underneath the Arc de Triomphe lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Wow! Day two is done and you didn't have to wait a month. Maybe my slacker days are behind me.