Napoleon's Tomb Paris 👑 Visiting Les Invalides with the iPhone 11 Pro
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- Visiting Napoleon's tomb in Les Invalides, Paris - along with the antique weapons museum and some free spots along the way. All while testing out the new iPhone 11 Pro. Help me make better videos at / jayswanson and then find me on the internet in all of the usual spots:
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My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa and hoping to make the city of light my home base - at least for the foreseeable future. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much.
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Thank you so much Jay! I have been coming to Paris for the last eight months as an airline pilot with lots of layovers. I have navigated Paris literally by watching your videos. How to use the metro, what to say at a restaurant, where to go, how to visit the sites and Bike About Tours! I arrived Friday, August 14 for a four-day layover with plans to visit Les Invalides today. Low and behold, I woke up this morning and you had a video on it. It was very easy to navigate after watching your video and not to mention which entrance to go in! Thanks for all that you do!
The multiple images of you and Sara on the cannons---fantastic! You are really far ahead of most (if not all) people posting on youtube. You accomplish a great deal with the video quality of these videos.
that was
No no no, we dont sit on historic cannons..
“World’s nerdiest bachelor party.” 😂 Loved Sara’s dress! Didn’t have time for the military museum last summer. Maybe summer 2022. 🤞🏼🤞🏼
“World’s nerdiest bachelor party” - my kind of jam! 😂 Les Invalides is incredible, isn’t it? I can stay at that place all day.... and my wife goes shopping elsewhere. 🤪
A propos an earlier conversation of ours... on the top level under the dome, just off camera is the tomb of Maréchal Foch - generalissimo of all allied armies from March 1918 onwards - the soldier who stopped the German advance at Amiens, brought WW1 to a close and officiated at the armistice 11th Nov 18. He left his mark on history though I'm not sure how many remember him today. Gives at least one more reason to visit Les Invalides.
Team Iphone here. I've owned iPhones for years starting with the 4S and now in the 11 Pro Max the learning curve is hella steep. Most likely you'll never get what you want using it with the settings out the box. The camera is a savage beast which must be tamed but worth every minute of the guts and glory.
It doesn't matter how many war museums we build, we will carry on fighting each other. On a happy note, love 💜 your choice of music 🎶 today Mr Swanson. ( Had to put Mr, as you've gone upmarket with your attire 😎)
The iphones have great dynamic range. And the video proved it right once again. I think I like the iphone's video better than the galaxy's.
The HDR definitely seems well executed most of the time
Next time you make it to Les Invalides there is a section in one of the top floors, might be a huge attic, which has an exhibition with old scale models of French cities where major battles occurred. My family and I visited it last year. Les Invalides is a pretty cool attraction in Paris that some times doesn’t get as much mention as other sights. Thanks for posting!
erpatitube Those scale models are great, and some have been there since the 1960s.
Not really a collection of where battles occured, but rather a collection of models of all of the french fortified places, comissionned by King Louis XIVth who wanted to be able to inspect his fortified towns and forts without having to leave Versailles. The musée des plans reliefs (that's the name of that part of the army museum), only exposes a very small fraction of the entire collection though, with many being on loan in other parts of France.
Also of interest, the San Francisco City Hall dome was inspired by the dome of Invalides.
@Ch Erry What do you mean ? Les Invalides are 250 years older
Love it. Miss Paris. 2022 we'll be back!
Is it just me or Jay looks super handsome in a white dress shirt???
😎☺️
Not just you! That outfit was sharp!
@@dixierosestudios Have to agree Dixie,you looked mighty fine in this outfit!
Make sure to visit all the bookshops at Les Invalides and Plans-Relief upstairs
Was there in '97 during the high air pollution when traffic was restricted and pedestrians got covered in soot and filth. Mute to watch, that added noise is headache inducing.
#“World’s nerdiest bachelor party.” 😂 and another one #we want more of Sara, she is great addition to you content, she wants to be on camera, participate, doesn't mind to be silly, talks on camera. she is great, go for it. ( sorry, not sorry, to be nosy, but you are a great guy and you deserve to have somebody who support your efforts ). on the other hand love this museum, I had it on my list as a historical place for my children, but I believe this museum so interesting, Louvre has its own of course, but this one is sooooooo great,
It was a fabulous sight when I and my husband was there last year. Since I am a big history buff I never get tired of seeing history anywhere we travel!
Great to see Sarah and the Tomb! I will say, even as an iPhone owner, I am liking the Samsung a lot more so far.
I think it might be winning, but at least I'm enjoying using the iPhone after struggling with it at the beginning =D
The lady angels theory was creepy but super cool, thanks!
Reference to the Tombeau de Napoleon 1er - I was thinking about the Doctor Who Weeping Angels too when you mentioned it.
Super weird feeling, it's cool how impactful it is
Laughed out loud.
I looked up Napoleon's tomb and found this awesome video! Sara(h) is a pretty lady! Thanks for the video! From Texas!
Sound on the iPhone is so much better! I thought it was my TV or ipad with the Samsung videos. But all the sudden it’s better. When you’re using the back camera on the Samsung I can barely hear the audio.
i loved the Knights . Wow
Super cool for sure
A quick scan of the comments shows no one has mentioned it, but to get to the camera faster than unlocking it there are two options: press home the swipe left, or press home and swipe up then tap on the phone icon. When swiping up these are the widgets, and you can customize them and include the camera. The press-home-swipe-left is obviously faster, and might be something you need to set up in settings. Of course, since I'm behind in watching you may have already gotten that sussed out. Now to continue the video and look out for the doctor who reference (yay).
Your iPhone’s quality looks amazing when you are moving about by foot and cycle. I love my iPhone and am still learning about it after a year. Loved today’s video! We only went by the outside of the building. Now, I have to make sure to see the museum and tomb. Thanks!
We were there last October and had an amazing time. Thanks Jay for refreshing this great memory. Love all your videos. Can't wait to visit Paris again.
Ok, that outfit was so sharp! 😎
And I LOVE doctor who. My car is blue and I call her the 💙 Tardis. 💙 I even keep a sonic screwdriver in the glove box .
There were definitely some 👍 good things and 👎 bad things about the iPhone footage and audio. I guess its time to make a pro & con list and 👀 see what's better for you. That'd be something cool to watch.
AND IM SO 😍 GLAD YOU GOT OUR 📦BOX !!! did you like my art work? Lol 😆 can't wait to watch you open it!!!
was there last September, well worth the visit, the tomb was impressive, there was so much cool stuff to see in "Les Invalides". Looking forward to hitting Paris when things get back to normal
Thank you Jay! Early Saturday morning sitting on the couch and enjoying another tour of a piece of Paris and loving it.
Another interesting site is the tomb of Marshal Ferdinand Foch. Surmounting the sarcophagus are eight French soldiers bearing his image-a classic in black granite.
It's really cool - I think I showed it for a second but it was blocked off so I didn't walk into that section.
For people who don't undestand the "deification" of Napoleon, he was among the most important figure in human history, being a head of state and a great conqueror. Only Alexander the Great and Julius Cesar before him reached this level of power.
Not even them can beat Napoleon
This is so cool! I spent hours in this museum with my son when he was 12, almost 13, and he came to visit me in Paris. He was (is) way into D&D and loved the Medieval section you were in. It is very impressive. We also enjoyed seeing Napoleon’s resting place. The music was completely on point as was the observation about Weeping Angels. Don’t get stuck in time like Rory and Amy!!! 😬😬😬 That is definitely one of my most favorite museums anywhere. I’m loving the iPhone footage, too. But I’m partial. It’s super crisp IMO, though. Sorry some of the files didn’t work. Maybe it’s something fixable? Maybe get them from the iCloud instead? Thanks for this- it was great! 🙏🏼👏🏼✨
con de frog
Nice shots. Nice that we can go back in time and see warmer weather when it's going to grow outside
Jay I’m loving the clarity of color and video on your iPhone. The wind was an issue a bit though. To me I like it better than the Samsung. Truer colors, wide angle was great. Cool editing on the cannons!
Definitely some perks to both so far - I'm glad you've got a clear winner in your mind so far. I'm enjoying the experiment =D
These have been great, Jay. I’m going to The Louvre and Les Invalides on Tuesday. Wednesday is going to be Dorsay. I’ll add 2 or 3 other museums each day. I’m taking advantage of the museum pass and no tourists. Join me on Wednesday.
Blake Make sure to go upstairs to Plans-Reliefs Museum at les Invalides 3 dimesional dioramas of France cities countryside and MontSt Michel
Blake Le Petit Palais museum is right across the bridge from Les Invalides It is one of my fav museums and it is free
Jay, Happy Saturday 😊 I always enjoy the soundtracks you use, but loved the different choices today. Looked like a glorious day in Paris 😉
Cool glasses, California fire season light filter....
Hi Jay,
Great video. I've been to the tomb twice. I can't believe that I missed so much of the museum. I guess I gotta go back.
Thanks for the post card.
i love ..just love how u easily explain and show everything so meaningfully..u r true explorer man..cheers to u
I’ve never been inside but always wanted to go, lovely to finally see inside!
Hi Jay, the i Phone is less saturated and has less glare than the Samsung imho. By the way I read somewhere that a full suit of armour could cost as much as a Ferrari in today's terms, so only for the
wealthy.
iPhone tip 1: You can change the camera settings and select the last used feature, either video or photo, but I recommend you to not to do that. Keep it in photo mode, and whenever you want to shoot video, you can hold the shutter, and it will switch to video automatically, and you can even drag it to lock it in video mode. Pretty handy. iPhone tip 2: While in camera settings, you can change the shooting format from High Efficiency HEIF/HEVC to JPEG/H.264. The advantage of using the former is that the file size is smaller, so you'll have more storage space, but you'll have to deal with format conversion. Remember that you can't put an microSD card into an iPhone, but you can do download footage to an USB stick, with a proper adapter. Let me know if you want to learn more about that feature, and I'll contact you through Patreon message.
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What an excellent museum. It's on my list for the next visit 😀
There's so much to see!
The shots, the editing, the music in this one omg 👌👏👏👏
I was just thinking how absolutely beautiful the statues are when you made that Doctor Who reference and now I'm just terrified because they do look like Weeping Angels HAHAHAH
So much so, haha
Jay - the iPhone stabilization looks outta sight! Markedly better than the Samsung and miles ahead of the Pixel. Looked almost gimbal-like while you were on the bike. Wow! Best overall so far.
Thank you for this tour. Beautiful. I need to add this magnificent place to my list.. And, whatever equipment you use for filming is perfect for me.
We have been to the musee de l' armee 3x. It is so massive. There is a section where you start with the franco prussian war and it moves chronologically through ww2. My favorite is the ancient warfare section you went through today.
You are terrific thank you 🙏
You are so welcome
I love the Weeping Angels reference.
Felt just the same haha
Jay I liked the Dr Who refrence and it is always good to see Sarah
What an awesome place! "...don't know if I'd laugh or scream." LOL! Very cool tomb. Got to add that museum of must places to see next time I'm there. The iPhone seems to be working very well!
and the exquisite timing of your humour man..it really takes off... enjoy ur vlog always ':)
You are superb (understatement) at filming but my personal and entirely amateur opinion is that what you shot on the Samsung was - often vastly - superior; e.g. riding along the river.
Man that is a good looking camera! 3:59 really cinematic, nice out of focus background. 🔥🧨💪🏽🤠👍🏽🧨🔥
Definitely had some great shots
I love the music that you play in your vlogs! Oh my goodness! The WEEPING ANGELS! UGH! And Napoleon wasn't as small as I thought. I'm 5'2, so he was taller than me! Lol! I'm glad it's cooler for you
It was also a mistranslation between heights (the French foot was a different length than the English one) so he was more like 5'7" or something I think.
@@JaySwanson You're about spot on! Those Le Peloton's waffles look YUM. Have a great night :) I was re-watching this video. Just love all the history & beautiousness (not a word, but I made it one) I'm being silly today & before coffee! Ach! Must amend immediately! :O)
Nice Dr Who reference.
Jay, thank you for the video. I have a question for you. Is it best to do a private tour to understand all the history the Invelides has to offer or can I do just an independent tour like you and still learn the historical significance of the artifacts? I’m traveling to Paris November 2021. Not sure if I need to do a private tour or tour visit on my own.
There are a lot of peeps that like to hate on the iPhone just to stand out as different or not to assimilate to conventional ways of doing things but as one friend told me “the iPhone just works...with no issues”
I appreciate the Doctor Who reference. That is now the Museum of Weeping Angels in my brain.
Heard that *pop* sound when you put your phone down, got it finally!
What about the plans reliefs ?? It’s my favourite part because you feel like a giant 🧟♀️
It was as close to flying my drone here as I'm gonna get 😆
In 3rd place for the bronze!
🥉👍
I don’t know if you knew what was going on with the thing with all the people pedaling it, but that was a bar. Yes those people were drinking and pedaling with a sober bartender driving it. Around here they’re called Pedalhoppers. Too funny to see one in Paris.
I'm glad you finally made this video. I've been interested in medieval armor for quite some time and I have a small collection, but, I'm definitely NOT an expert. But, to answer your question, one armor historian noted that the cost of a suit of armor of quality was about equivalent to what a luxury automobile would cost today. The cost would be a bit lower for "munitions" grade armor, but, it would still be quite pricey. Of course, the armor at the Musée de L'Armée is generally high to very high quality, so one and a half to two Tesla model S's. As you suggested, armor was symbolic of status and had a strong element of "bling."
The more I read of French history, the more I realize that despite his "faults," France would not be the France we know, if it hadn't been for Napoleon. He, Louis XIV and the "lumieres" seem to have had a profound effect on French culture. So, given the complications surrounding him, visiting his tomb is quite an experience.
By the way, for the rest of you who are struggling to learn French and interested in French history, this website has some quizzes that will help you. www.caminteresse.fr/tag/quiz/
con de frog
The shirt definitely suits you Jay! Very handsome xx les invalides looks great x
Loved the music, the edit and the great shots in this one!
Thanks so much!
The colors are definitely less saturated than with the Samsung. The world looks like a brighter place with the Samsung, but I think the iPhone colors are more realistic. I'm using an external monitor with very accurate colors, so I think what I'm seeing is correct. I honestly can't say which I prefer. My Samsung TV color is also a bit oversaturated, maybe Samsung has discovered it's something that pleases people.
Hi David!🙋🏻♀️ yeah, I kinda feel like it's looking at the world in matte vs gloss. It's early yet but I prefer the Samsung so far. That slo-mo was horrible! But maybe I'll change my mind in a side by side comparison.
I had the same thought about the Weeping Angels when I was there...(TBH, any statue of an angel now kinda freaks me out since I saw that Dr. Who episode.). The music was extra good today, and seeing Sarah was bonus points.
quick question, why are there so many leaves on the ground? It's mid-August.
Loved the filming!!!
Thanks for the tourist stuff, love it.
thanks jay the vlog was fanati
You're most welcome!
sympa la video. merci Jay
Merci!
This was wonderful I enjoyed it immensely. I had been but only to the tomb. Definitely need to explore more next time. (Will there be a next time?😢). Loving the new phones huge improvement but I like the Samsung better. Just preference I have 0 expertise and I own an iPhone. 😊
Happy to hear your thoughts =D And for sure, it would be worth further exploration on your next visit =)
Nice video Jay
Thanks!
Ok, one more, for the medieval armour over which I'm all 😍😍😍. I think the smaller harnesses are for princes, dukes, etc when they were kids, and for show. Non-knights would have worn a combination of mail and gambeson if I'm remembering correctly (a kind of tightly padded, layered, protective jacket). This guy (th-cam.com/channels/MjlDOf0UO9wSijFqPE9wBw.html) has a lot of videos about knights and medieval life. Also an OBE, as you do.
What I noticed with iPhone: audio in wind was better, picked up finer details.
wow thats one nice song! love it
I really don't like the footage of this phone. When you were making that remark and walked away the colour shifts, and more of the shots have that.
I noticed the auto white balance was a bit overactive too.
The way the lights flickered while you were doing the slow mo test were seizure inducing 🤣
I agree,Im not a fan either.It hasn't made me change my mind on them.
@@JaySwanson I will say that the punchy-ness of Samsung's saturation can look bad at times but the iPhone is dull and buggy, you will fret on its reliability on the daily. Recommendation: Samsung Note 20 Ultra, you can use the S pen as a remote to go straight into video. Also, it has some handy mic options that should help with wind and whatnot. Anywho, good luck and thank you so much for all your Paris content MERCI MERCI. Here in America missing Paris.
Entertaining! Great video !
Thought Napoleon's tomb was in Notre Dame?
Suppose he's been about a few places since.
Long press of camera icon on bottom right of Lock Screen will open last camera function used i.e. video, portrait. No? Nice video and music. Thanks
It was working like that most of the time but not every time. I think it depends on how you exit it (user error I'm sure haha)
Phone is still technically locked so with mask on and no face id to unlock it maybe there’s limited functionality?
Hi Jay fun video today. Can you maybe show the difference between the Recording on an iPhone11 and the new S20? Thx
Yep! I will 👍 And thanks!
@@JaySwanson Je l'apprécie merci
Images on iPhone might be slightly better but sound sounds always muffled.?
Did they remove the horse hanging over napoleons tomb?
My brother (an android guy) and I (an iphone lovely person 😂😂😂) will engage and great conversations how him or I have to switch to the other’s phone system...I love iPhone. Curious to see which of the two are more useful for you. Note: yes you can default the iPhone to video I just dont know about accessing as easy. Awesome video and song 🙌🙌🙌 merci!!!
Ps: I would’ve loved to visit Paris now with no tourists 😃😃😃
Wow that tomb is something else. And I always appreciate a Doctor Who reference! 🤓 Re the phone, I prefer the iphone footage to the Samsung - that wide angle lens is something else - partially because I don't like things overly saturated. I'm sure you can change that in the app - but I'm not sure if you can get it to be the default. Weird little blue rectangular lens flare going on sometimes tho, but better than the massive lens flare on the Samsung. Interesting to see how it handles similar lighting conditions.
Regarding the wind - the mic is on the bottom so if you hold it with your palm cupping the mic maybe that would help (obviously not with your palm right ~on~ the mic lol). Same way you cupped the ozmo whatsit.
awesome! We have been there 7 years ago with a High school kids trip from Quebec Canada. We now live in Florida but can't wait to go back. We've been the early May but my question to you is what would be the best months/weeks to visit Paris? little to no tourist, not to cold or hot, basically the best time. We don't mind wearing a little jacket.
Really enjoyed that. I’ve had to skip napoleons tomb on my visits. I’ll have to visit when they let us. The iPhone looks better. The saturation on the other phone was a bit much. Love the Doctor Who référence. Now that there aren’t tourists around do you know if some of the Angels in Paris are moving around more throughout the city?
Wow, love your visit to Les Invalides, feel intimidated thru your lens, I can only imagine what is like in person. Anyhoo, the iphone looks better than the Samsung when it comes to colors both indoor / outdoor in my opinion but check out 2:35 - 2:37, the color shifted. It also happened on your first iphone video - go to Apple Store and show them the footages and ask for exchange ???? Have a wonderful day, stay cool.
Jay did you pick up on the audio noise during your opening Chateau monologue? From 0:41 an underlying low crackle. Seemed more in the right channel.
I heard a little but I didn't know it was throughout. I'll listen closer today
J'aime la musique.
Oh we caught that little Borat move there Jay... 2:33
Color me clueless haha
@@JaySwanson haha it's ok, he's already ingrained into our psyche
Hi Jay, I think the iPhone didn't pick up your masked voice as well as the Galaxy. The image is different -- I don't know which I prefer.
The video is cleaner on the iPhone. What was up with all the midget armor?
Enjoyed the video. Kinda felt like I was right there with you. Definitely putting Napoleon’s tomb on my next Paris visit.
It's super cool, really feels like they buried an old god there
Sarah is a great compliment to your videos 😉.. How do U do the editing with the iPhone 11 Pro ? I’ve had it since it’s inception & I have not done any video editing with it.. 🧐 Great 👍🏻 vídeo..😷👏🏻
jay, how do you manage to get such smooth footage while on your bike and walking? are you just attaching the iphone to a joby or are you using some other/ better tripod/holder?
I've just got a steady hand ;D
The tomb of US President Ulysses Grant and former commanding general defeating the confederate army during the US civil war has a tomb in NYC that was modeled after Invalides. It has the dome, the statuary of his generals surrounding him and two sarcophagi, one for him and one for his wife, Julia. It is breathtaking as is this one.
Interesting - I definitely would like to see that
Great video today! This is definitely on my list of places to visit if we're ever allowed to travel again. Reminded me of the Armory in the Tower of London and Napoleon's tomb reminds me of Grant's tomb in NYC. Good to see Sarah again, good to see you didn't scare her this time. Of course I still watch that video often. lol. The cannon montage made me chuckle too.