A Day Full of Art

Wow! Today was so busy, I can hardly believe we did all that we did in one single day. Hopefully I won't leave anything out but I probably an't promise anything.

We woke up very, very early. For us. That is, in France. Meaning 8:00. We rode the Metro to the Mussée d'Orsay. After skipping a semi-long line because of our Museum passes we bought, we headed inside. Now, I have gotten several comments about how this museum is totally awesome, but to tell you the truth, I couldn't picture a museum about impressionist art being extremely fun or something I would love. It can, trust me. First of all, the building is cool. It used to be an old train station and still has a glass roof. There are a few very famous paintings by famous painters and sculptors. They have works of Monet, Van Gogh, and tons of others. I have a few of my favorites, but I didn't write down the names of the paintings or who painted them. I do know that Monet is now one of my favorite painters.

We had lunch in the Museum and went across the bridge and into the Louvre. We were walking towards the glass dome when I saw this man with a whole bunch of pigeons on him. He would give seeds to anyone who wanted them and the birds would eat from their hand and start flocking to them. I decided I wanted to try, and eventually got about four or five birds to land on me. I was having fun and watching the birds, when I look over at my sister. SHE HAD A BIRD ON HER HEAD! It was hysterical! We left the birds and then went into the museum. We used another audio tour to guide us which was a very helpful thing. We probably only got to see about 1/3 of the entire place, but we were able to see the Mona Lisa, the old Crown that Napoleon wore, the biggest painting in the Louvre, and Napoleon's Apartments. It was very cool.

The dining room of Napoleon's Apartments.

We walked to the Lafayette Department Store which is huge! It was having a big sale and so it was super crowded, but we did get a chance to look around. We went to dinner nearby, and it was probably the best meal yet. To me, the desserts were the best. I had some sort of chocolate layer thing with a small pitcher of something that tasted like melted ice cream. So good! Again, we rode the Metro home and on the Metro there were two guys: one who played the accordion and one who played something like a saxophone.

As I said in the last blog, I will probably post more pictures later if I have the time, but now it's just getting way too late.