Paris, Part 3

On our fourth day in Paris, we got up early to walk over to the Eiffel Tower.

It was 36 degrees and we stood in line for about 45 minutes before getting in. It was a very windy day, so the top of the tower was closed and we only made it up to the second level. I hate heights, so the second level was plenty high for me!

View from the Eiffel Tower

Looking up at where we didn't go!

The gears and pulleys are amazing.

Next we walked to Les Invalides

to see Napoleon's Tomb. There are six coffins inside this tomb!

Les Invalides is a former veterans' hospital built by Louis XIV. Now the complex has been turned into a series of Army Museums set up around the courtyard. We saw lots of cannons.

And I thought these horse sculptures on the top of the building were amazing. We actually did see Napoleon's (stuffed) horse inside too!

Beautiful view of the dome of the church from inside the courtyard.

After lunch, we continued walking on over to the Musee d'Orsay to get our fill of Impressionist art. Even though it's crazy-crowded, I think the Musee d'Orsay is my favorite museum in Paris. I love standing in front of so many works I studied in college! This is the view from the clock on the 5th floor, overlooking the Seine.

We literally walked all over Paris on Sunday, only to go back to the hotel to rest for a couple of hours before heading out to dinner on the Ile St. Louis and more walking! Paris is such a great city to explore and we loved being there.