Grandpa's in da House!

Grandpa arrived in Paris and we will celebrate his 70th birthday with him! What a milestone!

Even at 70, Grandpa doesn't like to waste a moment. As soon as he set down his bags, we all walked down the street to the Musee Rodin and its wonderful sculpture garden. Rodin has some, um, adult themes most of which emerge from his seminal work, The Gates of Hell. Take for example, Rodin's The Kiss. Why do Paolo and Francesca kiss? (They were reading romance novels together.) Is kissing bad? (Apparently, if it's your brother's wife, it's a 2d circle of Hell offense.) Why don't they have any clothes on? (Sigh.) The Musee Rodin has a completely different dimension from when Mommy visited it at 26. Find Sophie & Anna's pics here.

After a quick brasserie lunch, we headed to the Hotel des Invalides to explore the interior of Napoleon's Tomb. Grandpa has a longtime interest in the Emperor and a comprehensive collection of Napoleon figurines (we think it has something to do with the fact that Grandpa and Napoleon are the same height). There are actually a bunch of military commanders buried in the tomb with him, but Napoleon plainly dominates the dome. The huge sunken crypt is surrounded by images of Napoleon (dressed as Caesar?) bringing administrative order to France under the Napoleonic Code. As Anna would say, apparently, he was a little vain.