We survived the year

We survived the year

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Nous avons aimé Paris

Now after a quick glance of the ‘Travellers guide to Paris’ revealing 62 museums, Kathy and I decided that 60 will have to wait for next time. Number 1 on the list as you would expect – Musée de Lourve. Housed in the most impressive renaissance building it is amazing to be wondering amongst all those pictures I remember in year 10 art class. From the ‘lace maker’ to ‘venus de milo’ through to ‘mona something’ by Leonardo Dicaprio (I never knew he was a painter) it was all very exciting.

We also ventured through the Musée de l’Orangerie – not a museum in the honour of fruit – but more paintings and you guessed it – many were ‘big’. I never knew that Claude Monet’s water-Lilly series of paintings was bigger than the actual ponds he painted. Many other great works from Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse and a lovely picture by Renoir of a little girl just like the twins.

A quick peak in the Notre Dame, a great gothic church, and then to the Panthéon. I am not sure if I have mentioned it yet, but you don’t know what ‘big’ is until you have seen the size of this church. Completed in 1790 it is no wonder it took 36 years to build.

Our little taste of Paris was fantastic – only 60 more museums to visit…….

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