Paris, Day 2, was busy with lots and lots of walking and climbing. We started our day with a visit to Les Invalides and Napolean's tomb. Napolean's tomb is in the bottom of a large domed building. Inside, you walk to the center of the room and look down upon his red marble casket (doesn't it look short, the girls asked? The outside of the building is rather romaneque with all the colums and marble, and the dome is gilded in gold.
There are several other tombs inside the building, and after visiting a few and walking around the parks outside, we left for Sacre Coeur. 
We ate lunch at a place called "The Post Office." I had a roasted chicken and potatoes and David had roasted duck with garlic potatoes. We had planned to ride the funicular to the top, but the line was extremely long and we decided it wasn't that bad of a hike to the top, so off we went taking a few flights at a time and resting. 
The grounds are gorgeous with gardens and before you know it you're at the first landing with a commanding view of Paris.
We ate lunch at a place called "The Post Office." I had a roasted chicken and potatoes and David had roasted duck with garlic potatoes. We had planned to ride the funicular to the top, but the line was extremely long and we decided it wasn't that bad of a hike to the top, so off we went taking a few flights at a time and resting. 
The grounds are gorgeous with gardens and before you know it you're at the first landing with a commanding view of Paris.
We then hiked back down all those steps and went to the Tuilleries Gardens where we enjoyed looking at lots of statues and people watching. My favorite is the view from the end of the gardens looking back through the main fountain, past the Place de la Concorde, down Champs Elysees, and ending at the Arc d'Triomphe.
After getting back to the hotel and resting for a bit, we decided to check out our train schedule for the next day. We couldn't get the schedule to come up, so we decided it would be best to go to the main train station and purchase our tickets, just in case something funny was happening. We rode the Metro over there, bought our tickets and came back 
to the hotel and showered. (only after meeting up with our group did we find out that there was actually a French train strike which was why the our train schedule wasn't showing up on-line!)
to the hotel and showered. (only after meeting up with our group did we find out that there was actually a French train strike which was why the our train schedule wasn't showing up on-line!)We ended our day with a nice dinner at the restaurant just down the street from our hotel. I don't have any idea what we ate, just that it was quite delicious.
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