Written by: TravelingProfessor
Wednesday, June 08, 2011 

We started off the day at the Rodin Museum.   Not only are there fine works of art by the famous sculptor (including "The Thinker") but there are sculptures and paintings of other artists too.   The gardens are glorious.   

One nice thing about the trip is that we have the Paris Museum Pass.   In effect, our travelers have their tickets in hand and on top of it, we get front of the line admission, regardless of how long the line is.   Even in these couple of days, we have saved hours from waiting in line.

Next to the Rodin is Napoleon's Tomb.  Most travelers find it to be impressive and it is often compared to monuments in the United States like the Lincoln Memorial.    We quickly take the "82" and get over to the Arc de Triomphe in record time.    The Arc is the French symbol of victory and the Tomb of the Unknown is located here.    Our travelers climb to the top for a panoramic view of the city.

We take another quick metro ride over to the Marais area of Paris.   This neighborhood is distinct.   It is the Jewish quarter of Paris and it is filled with ethnic restaurants and cute boutiques.    We lunch at the famous L'As du Fallafel.   Some of our travelers have never even heard of a fallafel.  But now, they are devotees to this Middle Eastern delicacy.

I haven't visited the Musee Carnavalet (History of Paris) in awhile and now is a good opportunity to take the short walk over there and duck in.   It takes an hour to view the interesting exhibits on Paris as it was centuries ago, two hundred years ago and how it has evolved into the city of art, culture, and architecture it is today.

It's back to the hotel for a couple of hours of rest.   We are so stuffed from lunch we stop only for a quick bite.   Half the group steps out for a classical music concert and the other half climbs the top of the Eiffel Tower.   We must have timed it just right - no lines.

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