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We have had an intensive course on Napoleon this past week. The boys and I visited the Hotel des Invalides, the 17th century military hospital and veterans home built by Louis XIV. The Musée de l'Armée is housed there and has roomfuls of armor, even boy-sized sets for the little princes! We were all amazed at the collection of weaponry: swords, shields, spears, daggers, pistols, rifles and cannons in every shape, style and size - some quite grotesque! Napoleon's tomb is housed at Invalides as well, an impressive space and building yet my boys wanted a more gruesome, underground "tomb".
We also visited the Arc de Triomphe, which was completed in 1836. Napoleon promised his soldiers a triumphal arch in their honor after a great victory. We climbed to the top and had a fabulous view of the city from there: The Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, the Champs Elysée, the Louvre, Notre Dame, Sacré-Coeur, etc. The boys got quite a lesson on French military history, and who Napoleon was, the good the bad and the ugly!
--Gabi
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whats the big underground place with all the bones? I forget what its called, I think it is in the old sewer system. That should be gruesome, but maybe too much for them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Paris
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