Paris Day 12!!

Today Sami and I were up and out of the room by 10 and headed off to the Invalides. We took the metro and stepped out into the sun. It was really hot today... at least 90! We walked through the gardens leading towards the Invalides and enjoyed the hot sun. After walking around to the front, known as Eglise du Dome, we bought our tickets and headed to Napoleon's tomb. Inside was nice and cold because it is all marble. We enjoyed the change in temperature and the amazing architecture. Napoleon's tomb was huge! He is placed in five layers of coffin and then a sarcophagus. It is ginormous! Then we went and walked through the World Wars museum. It was interesting and very heavy on the mind. After that we went into the gift shop. I (Emily) bought a small poster of Libery Leading the People and I'm really excited about hanging it in my dorm room in the fall. Then we walked to the Grand Palais. As we were crossing the bridge we saw a bride to be, the fourth we've seen so far! She was very pretty and had an ornate gown. Sami and I started talking about what kinds of dresses we want at our weddings : ) The Grand Palais is currently under renovation so we couldn't go in, but we did get some pictures of it and of the Petit Palais. We took the metro back to the Louvre and from there we walked to the Palais Royal courtyard. We meandered through all the vintage shops and new stores, like Marc Jacobs (who goes to Robert's gym and has known him for nine years!) We felt a little out of place because everything was out of our price range, but it was still fun to look. Then we took the bus back to Robert's and had some fun rading the vacated apartments. We left with a lot of goodies, including orange juice, a beach mat, and other things. Sami and I have been relaxing and writing in our journals since then. It is still really hot out and the heat is suppose to keep up. Sami is getting creamy and I am getting tan : ) Sami's great aunt and uncle showed up not to long ago after an intersting journey. Who knows what we're going to do tomorrow. Maybe try on our dresses! Stephane isn't here quite yet, but he should be soon. Sami and I have accomplished a lot of our 'to-do' list, but there are endless things to do here in the city of love : ) We miss and love you all!

Sami and Emily : )


Sami conquering her third of the watermelon

Smile big!

At the Invalides

Beautifully ornate

Napolean's tomb layered in six coffins