After L'Orangerie, we headed to the Rodin Museum and Garden, followed by the Hotels des Invalides. They are very close to each other so you can see the dome of the chapel at Invalides from the gardens. The gardens were very peaceful in the middle of Paris.
Roden's museum and garden
The Thinker with tip of dome of Invalides
Hotel des Invalides
Napoleon's Tomb inside Invalides
Next stop: Musee d'Orsay. This museum, which used to be a train station, is like a treasure-trove of Impressionist art. Unfortunately it's under construction right now, so they've put all the paintings in about half the space, and it is really crowded. They don't allow photos anymore, which they allowed the last time I was there, so that was a bummer.
After Musee d'Orsay, we grabbed a sandwich and headed to the river to take the Batobus for a bit of a river cruise. The Batobus is an off-and-on type river boat that you can take between a bunch of sites. We just didn't feel like walking anymore and thought it would be scenic, so we hopped on the batobus and did a round-trip down to the Jardins des Plantes and then back up to the Eiffel Tower, and walked home from there.
We stopped in at the Four Seasons George V on the way back to the hotel. The flowers in the lobby were amazing!
Dinner was at Chez Andre on Rue Marbeuf, which was a great place a few blocks from our hotel. We really enjoyed it. I took a photo with the waitress...we noticed during the whole trip that women in France wear really bold and cool glasses, so I decided to wear my glasses the last night.
After dinner, we walked towards the Eiffel Tower. Every hour, they have flashing strobe lights all over the tower, so it sparkles. Its very cool, but really hard to get a photo of! It was a nice ending to our week in France.
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