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Both the guide book and Paris Museum Pass say Musée Rodin should open at 9:30 am, but when we got there at 9:20 am, the sign at the door said they opens at 10:00 am. So we walked to the Army Museum (also opens at 10:00 am) across the street to see its nice dome, and ended up visiting the Army Museum first.
1. Gas station near Musée Rodin.
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2. Army Museum across the street.
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3. The church at the museum compound. Under the golden dome, Napoleon lies majestically inside several coffins.
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4. Napoleon's sarcophagus.
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5. The Army Museum has a very good section on World Wars I and World Wars II. This is a motorbike used by paratroopers in WW II.
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After Army Museum, we went to Musée Rodin. This is a fairly small museum. The full size sculptures are all in the garden while the museum has smaller models Rodin used.
6. The Thinker.
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7. The Three Shades.
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8. Portrait of Père Tanguy by Van Gogh in Musée Rodin.
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9. Musée Rodin.
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After Musée Rodin, we'd like to see Musée Picasso, but it has been closed since August 2009 for a major renovation, so we went to Centre Pompidou to see the modern art. I am not sure I like their art, but I sure like their building.
10. Centre Pompidou.
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11. Centre Pompidou, the other side.
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12. Some display at Centre Pompidou.
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13. Some display at Centre Pompidou.
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14. Some cool building nearby.
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(To be continued)
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