Paris Day 1

It would be really difficult not to like Paris. The streets are very clean and there is more to take in this city than any I have ever been to--two days is not enough. We walked around the city and visited Notre Dam,

The armory at the old military hospital which is adjacent to Napoleon's tomb and the Eiffel tower.The selection of canon was absolutely incredible. They had hundreds of examples of cannons from around the world ranging from Chinese, ottoman, to the guns from fortresses around France. Many where ornately cast. The pictures tell it all. If you look closely you will note some serious damage on some of the guns from counterbatterfy fire--very cool.

The Medieval armory was great. They had a huge storage room with glass windows with hundreds of pieces of armor and weapons on racks and shelves. The section from 17th century on closed until 2008, so the entire extensive collection from the Napoleonic area is not open for viewing at this time.

Napoleon's tomb was impressive. There are several tombs including Josephine's, Nap's brother Jerome, and several French Generals from the last couple hundred years. The use of light and colored glass gave several of the rooms a supernatural atmosphere.

We walked up to the Eiffel tower, but declined to wait in line for 1 hour+ to ride the elevator up. Maybe another day.

Picture Galley is here.