France Day 3:
Well, we overslept again this morning, but woke up feeling pretty refreshed. We axed the Musee Rodin and took the metro over to the Musee d'Orsay. We had a light lunch at Le Dauphin and then walked over to the museum. We skipped the ticket lines and entered easily with our Museum Pass (such a worthwhile investment) and were AWED by the terrific collection of art. We spent upwards of 5 hours in the museum, and a major chunk of that time was spent in the impressionist wing. Most people were crowded into the Van Gogh gallery, so we had the other galleries to ourselves and saw lots of post impressionistic and realistic paintings that were new to us.
After the museum, we walked along the seine down to Rue de Cler, a market district near the Esplanade. It was a lovely cobblestone street with tons of farmer's markets and everyone around had a baguette under one arm and a cigarette on their lips. It was very quintessential. We popped into a perfumerie and Tim bought me some Givenchy perfume to remind me of the trip... it smells fabulous! :)
At 7 pm, we had a leisurely dinner at Le Bosquet squeezed around a tiny table on the sidewalk. We watched all the Parisians passing by with armfuls of wine, flowers and bread. The men in wrinkled (yet somehow still chic) suits, the women in short flowy dresses (some with black over the knee stockings...it was very Can-Can!)and lots of tiny little dogs. Scooters abound everywhere, along with tiny little smart cars...the only regular size cars are Mercedes, and often hired cars.
With the sun setting, we walked quickly to the Eiffel Tower and were greeted by TONS of people and stunning views of the Parc du Champ De Mars. Lovers sat in the grass and under the trees kissing and giggling in the setting sun.
I know it sounds somewhat silly, but Paris is EXACTLY what I thought it would be. It's a stunning city with tremendous views everywhere you look. The details are gorgeous too and the French people are colorful and stylish. Even the children seem to have this air of confidence that is sincere and effortless.
We took a ton of photos that I haven't processed yet, but I'll add a few more to the collection tomorrow night. We are headed to the Louvre tomorrow and we'll likely spend the whole day in that part of town. I've got to get up at a decent time tomorrow, so it's off to bed... until then, Abientot!
After the museum, we walked along the seine down to Rue de Cler, a market district near the Esplanade. It was a lovely cobblestone street with tons of farmer's markets and everyone around had a baguette under one arm and a cigarette on their lips. It was very quintessential. We popped into a perfumerie and Tim bought me some Givenchy perfume to remind me of the trip... it smells fabulous! :)
At 7 pm, we had a leisurely dinner at Le Bosquet squeezed around a tiny table on the sidewalk. We watched all the Parisians passing by with armfuls of wine, flowers and bread. The men in wrinkled (yet somehow still chic) suits, the women in short flowy dresses (some with black over the knee stockings...it was very Can-Can!)and lots of tiny little dogs. Scooters abound everywhere, along with tiny little smart cars...the only regular size cars are Mercedes, and often hired cars.
With the sun setting, we walked quickly to the Eiffel Tower and were greeted by TONS of people and stunning views of the Parc du Champ De Mars. Lovers sat in the grass and under the trees kissing and giggling in the setting sun.
I know it sounds somewhat silly, but Paris is EXACTLY what I thought it would be. It's a stunning city with tremendous views everywhere you look. The details are gorgeous too and the French people are colorful and stylish. Even the children seem to have this air of confidence that is sincere and effortless.
We took a ton of photos that I haven't processed yet, but I'll add a few more to the collection tomorrow night. We are headed to the Louvre tomorrow and we'll likely spend the whole day in that part of town. I've got to get up at a decent time tomorrow, so it's off to bed... until then, Abientot!
posted by saucybritches at
5/13/2008 02:54:00 PM
1 Comments:
Yay, I'm so glad you like it. Sometimes when you have such high expectations it's easy to be disappointed, but it seems Paris was able to live up to them, which is wonderful. I'm sure you guys will be back to Paris (or other European cities) in the near future.
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