Some slow risers in the morning and confusion about the metro meant we only had 1 hour to look at Hotel les Invalides and the Musee de l’Armee.

Les Invalides is marked by a gilded dome. It is a complex of buildings containing museums, monuments, hospital and retirement home for the military. It is also the burial place of some military heroes, most notably Napoleon Bonaparte.

Napoleon’s Tomb

dome over the tomb

The Musee de l’Armee covers French military history from Roman times to the present. We only had time to looked at the section from Louis XIV to Napoleon.

Lunch was at L’Arpege, a three Michelin star restaurant. Robin, Allie and Sidney had the daily menu du jardin, an eight course menu, while Scott and I selected from the a la carte menu; Scott ordered two items, I chose three.

rose wine aperitif

gaspacho with celery ice cream

tomato salad

tasting size tomato salad

onion gratin

cabbage salad with hazelnut dressing

consomme and ravioli

roasted vegetables with vegetarian sausisson

ris de veau

canard

sea bass

chocolates, macarons, mini tarte tatin, financiers

tarte tatins with caramel sauce

tomato confit with geranium ice cream