More museums, more food

The last few days before I left for Normandy were filled with the regular elements of Paris sightseeing: food and museums. 

The dish below was the first good salad I've had so far. 

I had a nice tea and two baskets of bread along with it. 

After this great lunch, I took the metro over to La Musée de l'Armée. On the left you can see the canons lining the perimeter of the museum property. On the right the French flags decorate the entrance to one of the four exhibits offered here: Napoleon's Tomb, The World Wars, French Armor Design and The French Kings. It took the better part of the day to work my way through all four.  I tried to choose some interesting pictures to share, enjoy!

                                                                   

Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb. 

A motorcycle and its' case that was dropped via parachute during World War II. 

A suit of armor designed by a French armor maker. 

The metro stop outside of the museum. 

After the museum I took the metro over to Rue de la Hauchette. I returned to a theater, which I posted a picture of earlier in the trip, to see a version of Ionesco's La Cantatrice Chauve. I had read this play in one of my French classes at Berkeley and it was a great experience seeing it performed live in this theater of only 40 or so seats.   

I spent the next day at the Musée d'Orsay where taking pictures was not allowed. I was however able to snap a picture of the finale to my lunch later that day :)