Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine and L'Hôtel national des Invalides

Today was another full day of exploring.  After breakfast, Eric and I took the metro over to the Trocadéro and went to the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, the museum of architecture.  Honestly, I had never heard of it and was a little nervous that I would be totally bored, but ended up really impressed with the works inside.  Basically, architectures have been taking molding of historical buildings so if there is damage they can recreate what is lost.  Cool idea, especially after all the reconstruction that was done after WWII.  The place is huge with rooms off rooms and I am pretty sure I saw everything, but got turned around a couple times and was just thankful I found my way back to the main room.

After, we headed over to L'Hôtel national des Invalides, which is the military museum and site of Napoleon's tomb.  Unfortunately we got there pretty late in the day and only had time to make it through the WWI and WWII rooms before it closed.  A bit of a disappointment, but the war rooms really made me sad that the history taught in schools in the States is not really an accurate account of what the war was really like.  More to read about when I am done with my degree and back to reading for pleasure, which I am sure will be good news for my Grandpa! :-)

Plaster casting from a cathedral wall

Water spout or ... GARGOYLE!

Just one piece of a stained glass that was so large I had to take three photos to get all of it

A larges section of the above... look at that detail

From the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel... a little odd

Demon from a twelfth century painting that has been recreated

So creepy I cannot even describe it... 

Some good propaganda from the war

Totally PC propaganda

Scary kitty... join the Tanks!