The Tour - Day 1

10 July

Les Invalides

Finally, the first day of our RSE tour was here. However, we weren't meeting with our tour guide until after lunch. Our museum passes waited for us at the hotel desk that morning, and allowed us to check off a few of our "must see" places before the tour had even begun. Starting with touring both the Army Museum and Napoleon's Tomb.

We were thankful that our hotel was so centrally located, because it allowed us to quickly commute to many of Paris' historical monuments.

The Army Museum

This museum was just a short walk from our hotel.

Entering During Service

There was a service in progress and the bells from the chapel rang as we walked in.

Les Invalides, the Army Museum, and Napoleon's Tomb

Visiting the site of Napoleon's tomb.

The Army Museum, Napoleon's Tomb

The museum exhibits.

The Army Museum

Napoleon, his horse and the architecture.

The Thinker

Dante, the thinker, the poet.

The Three Shades

The souls of the damned

The Runway Inatallation

The Dior runway at Musee Rodin

The Thinker

Dante, the thinker, the poet.

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Musee Rodin

We strolled the gardens at Musee Rodin and were even able to catch the Dior installation from Paris Fashion Week.

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Ready, Set, Tour

We met our RSE guide, William, in the lobby of the hotel to submit all the documents & COVID19 test results that were required to join the tour.

Shortly after, we met our tour-mates, took a walking orientation tour of our neighborhood, boarded a private charter bus for a city tour, and enjoyed dinner together.