Today's touring was going to be on our own, but our guide from yesterday gave us the name of a guy she said was very knowledgeable about the statues of Rodin and Napoleon's Tomb, so we used him. We probably should have saved our money, although I did learn a few things and we didn't have to wander around trying to find stuff.

The weather was absolutely gorgeous! It cleared up from the drizzle of yesterday and was bright and sunny almost all day long. A lot of the famous statues of Rodin are outside in a beautiful park setting, which I'm sure is even prettier when it's not the dead of winter.

We got to see The Thinker, Balzac, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell, among many others. We then went inside the museum and it's just room after room of statues and paintings. I didn't realize that Rodin was also a painter--he wasn't all that great, so that could be why. :)) There were a lot of paintings by other artists including Van Gogh & Monet, but Boris breezed through this area, so we didn't get to see much.

Once we were finished at the museum, we walked across the street to Invalides. It's basically a large church that Louis XIV had built and where Napoleon is buried. His sarcophagus is really shiny, made from beautiful red granite. Our guide kept saying it reminded him of a piece of furniture, like a couch. We wandered around in there for a while and then our time was up.

Boris showed us where to catch the Metro, and I was determined to find a restaurant that Nick (our Segway guide) had recommended. Supposedly, this place has won the award of best French Onion Soup for four straight years!

We came out of the metro and basically had no idea where to go except for a crummy google maps picture I'd taken with my phone and an address. After a few starts and stops, we found it! The restaurant, La Jacobine, was quite small, but we got seated right away and ordered the soup. Kathi thought it was better than the first one we had at L'Authre Bistro, I disagreed--I thought that one was better. It had a very good broth but wasn't as hot as I like my soup to be and even though it had a lot of cheese, it didn't have as many onions as I like. It was still yummy and I ate every drop.

We shared a tiramisu, which was pretty tasty, but nothing to rave about.

We left there and found a shortcut to the metro. The train was PACKED once we got on the platform, so we waited for the next one...and the next one to come along was also extremely crowded--to the point that people were squished in together like sardines. We waited for yet another and once it came, we even managed to get a seat. No telling what the deal was with the first two trains. In any case, we got out in the Marais area and walked around looking at the architecture and enjoying the day. We found a Metro and got on to come back to the apt. for a rest since we have the Moulin Rouge tonight.

Once back at the apt., we decided to forego a glass of wine and instead had a cup of coffee. This was in the hopes we would both stay awake through the show! LOL

We had allowed plenty of time for the subway ride to the Moulin Rouge, but there was a problem on one of the lines, and it took us almost an hour to go 8 stops (which usually takes about 25 minutes). We made it in plenty of time, though, and got seated center stage in the 2nd tier row, so we ended up having a great location!

I didn't want to drink straight champagne, so I ordered a glass of orange juice for a mixer--€8!!! Ridiculous!! Oh well...the show was as you would expect, a cheesy Las Vegas show but one act was especially worth mentioning. There was a couple on roller skates and they were standing on a round small stage--just slightly larger than a personal trampoline. They started spinning around and then the guy picks up the girl and starts slinging her around (for lack of a better term)...it was amazing! They also did numerous other tricks and received the most applause at the end of the night, everyone loved them!

We were going to try using Uber on the way home, but decided to just take the subway since it was crowded with people and probably quicker. We were home, showered and in bed in less than an hour after walking out of there!