On Monday Eden and I met up with a lady we met at church. She is an American here on vacation and wanted to go back for a second visit to the Invalides...and she asked us to join her. We had a nice time visiting the military museum and got to see where Napoleon is buried.
Now, Eden and I are usually good in a museum for about an hour...maybe a bit longer:) But not for hours! Our new friend ended up staying much longer but, Eden and I headed back to the apartment.
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| The courtyard |
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| The beautiful structure where Napoleon is buried with his brothers |
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| Napoleon's tomb |
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| One of his brothers tombs |
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| The beautiful floor |
This was one of my favorite parts...we got to see Napoleon's actual horse. Obviously he has been well preserved:) -although his skin split and now you can see the stuffing inside:) Here's an interesting fact that you all might know (but I didn't). This horse was really quite small, which was intentional. Napoleon was a small man and by sitting on a smaller horse-it gave the illusion that he was a bigger man!
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| Napoleon's actual horse-stuffed for all to see |
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| A highlight for the 8 year old:) |
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| Napoleon's "brand" on the horse |
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| A set up from the old campsite |
I think that Michael will definitely need to go and see everything!
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