Golden Dome

 We rode the underground/subway/train far below - whatever it's called. It was a nice break from walking even though I felt like we were in a dungeon and could catch the worst of diseases down there.....dir.ty. Hand sanitizer was my best friend in Paris. So here's Napoleons Tomb...well one side of it - the tomb is actually under the Golden Dome back there.

 perfectly shaped trees and trimmed grass.

 this is the center courtyard, there are 2 smaller ones on each side. We could have spent all day in here - we only had a couple hours and saw one side of it and the Golden dome. I really wanted to see the WW1 and WW2 stuff, but we didn't make it there. We saw a lot of armor, swords, cannons and a very bizarre bathroom.

 child's armor....

 Jeff's favorite helmet. The bad thing is you couldn't see very well. The good thing - the other guy couldn't see very well either.....

 hello..o..o...o..o...o...o (haha)

 can you imagine having to lug this around the battlefield or up to the top of the castle....then oh! forgot the cannon ball - there's one behind Jeff.

 Chinese warrior.

So we asked a worker how to get to the Tomb....he said it's out this way, keep going and it closes in 10 minutes. (ack! we hurried and go there to take a speed tour)

 another place we used our Museum Pass to get in for free. This is a Napoleon tomb, but not THE Napoleon tomb.

the ceiling above the tomb

 Looking down at the tomb - you can see how massive it is by comparing the people in the background. 12 statues surround the tomb.

 seriously - wow!

 to the TOMB!

 one of 2 statues at the entrance to the tomb.

 this is looking up from where Jeff is standing in the above picture.

 almost 5 pm. :) oh and a statue of Napoleon

 The bomber.....just can't resist really. Once a Bomber, always a Bomber. My husband indulges my school pride for my high school.

 Love this guy!

Easter

We interrupt this Europe travel log for Easter. Easter was the day after we returned from Europe. The kids spent those 10 days with my parents and had a great time! Only a couple nights did the 3 older ones ask for their mom and dad. Mo was having a grand ole time. :)

Getting ready for an egg hunt: Must wear a Europe shirt and proper head gear.

 Mo wanted to let everyone know that 'My grandpa helped me find some eggs and I picked a blue bucket. I'm a great picker'

 Abbey was a little disappointed she wasn't finding anything.

 5! She found 5 and life is so much better now. :)

 There's 1 more.

 she fit the entire egg contents in her little mouth.....can't share if you eat them all. haha!

 want to see a neat trick? swing your basket full of candy in a circle and no candy falls out....

 Easter success!

 

Grandma did family history and indexing.

 They went to the library while we were away and this was Mo's favorite book - he had it memorized. 

'Caps for sale'

 'You monkeys!! You better give me back my caps!'

 They learned about the Prophets and Apostles - General Conference was the next weekend.

and played with our new toys! Thank you mom and dad for staying with our kids - they had a great time with you and will always remember spending time with you.

Notre Dame

 From the Pantheon to Notre Dame. We were ready for more stairs. Because we had the Museum Pass, we didn't have to pay additional money to get into the tourist sites. Here's the map of the Notre Dame Towers. You can tour through the doors of 10, 9, and 11 for free. To get to the stairs and the upper decks, you have to wait in line - limited space up there - one way only.

 Can you see the people on the top of the right tower?? That's where we're going!

 There were stands set up for the 850 year anniversary! Check out the detail on every arch.

 

I have this look alot - mostly because I never knew when Jeff was actually taking the picture. haha - I really did have a good time. :)

 The nave/alter. Which I thought was strange to have this huge gathering place and then smaller chapels around the outside of the nave, until I was sitting in church yesterday and realized our LDS church is set up much in the same way. Except the 'chapels' around the outside of our Chapel are classrooms dedicated to the worship of Christ not patron saints. And definitely to a much lesser degree of craftsmanship and detail. Still a place of worship regardless of the decor.

 The line to get into the towers. Jeff went across the street to get a side view of Notre Dame.

 The bored Gargoyle

 This is looking towards the bored gargoyle and you can see the line of people - single file. There was only one place where I got nervous and this spot was it - you walk around a small corner on a worn down path and then back against the building. whew, I made it. :) I almost turned around to go back for Jeff, but there was someone else behind me and I had to keep going. (I'm a chicken)

 There's a place you can go see the bells.....it was closed because the day we left Paris, they installed and unveiled new bells in the Belfry. bummer!

 Haha, we made it to the top and it circles the very top of the right tower on the map above, then you go back down, down, down, down, until the stairs start blending together and you have to stop and refocus on the steps. :)

 The other tower

 The Eiffel Tower

 This is the staircase.....claustrophobic you might become.

 another height conquered - love my French guy. :)