Eiffel Tower and Les Invalides

The sunny and warm weather had returned. I took the Metro to Bir-Hakeim, Line 6 crossing the Seine on a viaduct.
I took two elevators to the top of the Eiffel Tower for great views across Paris. There were long queues.
Afterwards, I walked along the Quai d'Orsay to Les Invalides, stopping for a sandwich and a drink at a kiosk on the way. The front gardens of Les Invalides were covered by a temporary Olympic stadium.
I saw the tomb of Napoleon in the crypt of the Dome plus the tombs of his brothers and generals, and the tomb of Marechal Foch. I visited the Soldiers' Church, and watched a film about de Gaulle and walked though an exhibition about his life. I also went to the galleries about the Order of the Liberation and French history of the 19th century. Other galleries displayed swords, muskets, and uniforms.
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