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Museum day – Musee Rodin
May 2nd, 2012 | 
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Sculpture in the Musee Rodin <3
The second museum that we spent time at today was the Musee Rodin. This museum had beautiful gardens to walk around and enjoy. The collection in this museum were primarily by the sculptor, Auguste Rodin. The museum is an 18th century mansion. The pictures are from the grounds as well as various sculptures in the museum. Enjoy!
Looking at Musee Rodin from the garden
The Kiss - Musee Rodin
Museum day – Musee D’Orsay
Outside of the Musee D'Orsay
Inside the Musee D'Orsay
Today was once again rainy and cool so we opted for time in a couple of museums. The first one that we visited was the Musee D’Orsay. The building is quite impressive in its own right. The museum houses works from Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, Manet & Renoir to name a few. It was quite thrilling to view these amazing pieces!
Top floor of Musee D'Orsay.....looking out
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The tower!
Peeking through the flowers at the Tour Eiffel
Today started out a bit slow which was good. It was fun to lounge around and drink cafe creme, respond to email and complete some work. The weather was really nice today…only a little bit of rain and plenty of sunshine throughout the day. It was a lovely walk to the Tour Eiffel. I am in awe every time I see it!!! There were so many people around today that it was a bit distracting. There is a French holiday tomorrow and so we were told that many people form the countryside take a long weekend and come to Paris. The lines at the tower were incredibly long to ride to the top…even the lines to walk up several levels were quite a wait. One of the elevators is currently out of commission so the wait is around 2 1/2 hours! We did not wait….instead we walked all over the park that surrounds the tower and had a great picnic lunch in the park.
My feet are showing the amount of walking that we are doing. You should see my blisters! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! We walk probably a minimum of 6-8 miles most days and sometimes up to 10. It is great though. That is it for tonight…need to go soak my poor feet because tomorrow is a long day. Moulin Rouge tomorrow night at 11pm! FUN!
Wow! Incredible view of the Tour Eiffel!!
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From a distance
Bridge - Des Invalides
Food!!!! Yum!!!!
The displays of food in Paris are so very beautiful! You truly want to stop in every market and stare at every window!! I have attached some mouthwatering pics for you to enjoy!
My oh my!!
Window shopping : ) Hmmmm...which one?
Additional pics at Vincennes Castle
Sainte-Chapelle interior view
The Sainte-Chapelle & the Queen's house....smart Queen!!! Her own house!! : )
Another great day!
Village Tower
We left the apartment around 1:30pm today and headed to the Metro to go to the outskirts of Paris. We went to visit the Vincennes Castle which was very interesting and unique. From there we caught the Metro back to the Champs Elysees and walked around the Arc de Triomphe for a bit. We then stopped for some afternoon sustenance : ) We continued our walk to a different part of the city to look for a specific restaurant but when we found the address it was closed. So…we found a different place which was very interesting and had terrific food. It was cloudy again today but at least it was not raining and the temperature was great!
Bonsoir!
The Keep at Vincennes Castle
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Fontaine des Innocents - erected in 1549!!!
More amazing pics from sights in Paris!
Tour St-Jacques