Day Eight: Monday September 10

What a day!
Today I got to see something I have always wanted to see. I got to go to the Eiffel Tower & I got to go up in it & see Paris from up high! It was pretty damn cool. The Tower itself is just a 10 minute walk from my hotel. The system to get a ticket is a little flawed, but once you get up on the top level, it is a sight to see.
After spending a few hours at the tower, it was off to the Tomb of Napoleon, It is officially called Invalides. Before going to the tomb itself, I went into an army museum there that blew my mind. I have seen war museums before, some on this trip, but this had such a grand collection of WWI & WWII artifacts that I was constantly amazed at what I saw. Just a few months ago, I saw a documentary that was from the early 70's called "The Sorrow & The Pity" which was 4 hours all about the Nazi occupation of France. It was pretty cool to see so much memorabilia that was actually from that period. After the museum, I went to the Tomb of Napoleon. It too was pretty impressive. There is a lot of history in that building & I am very glad I got to see so much of it on this trip.
Once I returned to my hotel, I discovered that the internet was down. It is back up right now, but running on 1/10 of the connection that I had yesterday. In fact, I was going to post a few pictures, but after 20 minutes, the picture wouldn't load. If I am not able to post for a few days, it is only because of the lack of an internet connection. Hopefully, that will not happen. Tomorrow the plan is to go on a day trip to Versailles. I say plan, because tomorrow is the first time since my arrival I have to depend on the French Metro & even though I am going to leave way too early, there is no guarantee I will make it to the travel office in time, since they are not picking me up.