Day 5 

Today I visited the Rodin Museum.
All i can say is, WOW. It is a small two-level house with a magnificent garden.

The entrance is through the gardens.  Once inside, one immediately notices a full sized version of the famous Gates of Hell, a replica of which is on display outside the Stanford University museum.  There are also other large pieces, a nice fountain, and a great ice cream stand.

The Museum is cozy and one can easily spend hours inside.  There are many impressive sculptures.  My favorites: Misery, The American Athlete, and 2 Balzacs. (Pictures Available in My Album)

The Thinker is also on display.  But the excitement associated with it's discovery escaped me because i have seen many copies of it.  After about an hour I left for the gardens and had three flavors of amazing ice-cream for breakfast. ( Apricot, Green Apple, and Berries)

Then i headed towards the Eiffel Tower.  It is at the end of a large park on the other side of which is a modern glass structure that has the word "peace" written all over it in many languages.  It should say "appeasement for oil" instead. After all, oil is the reason that the French government refused to help us in Iraq and now refuses to stop the genocide in Sudan.

The Park itself is gorgeous; filled with flowers, playgrounds, loving couples, children, and lots of ice-cream stands.

The tower is far more impressive than i had imagined.  It is very decorative.  This feature is usually not depicted in pictures that try to capture the tower from far away.

There was also a noticeable presence of French military personnel with automatic machine guns.  Safety first!  I did not climb the tower.  Saving that one for night time.

Across the tower is the Homme Museum.  It has great fountains where children swim, and a rollerskating area.  Took some great shots of kids doing high tricks with the Eiffel in the background. ( See album)