So today was museum day. Minus the Louvre. That gets a day to its own. We started with breakfast at the hostel which included chocolate croissants...holy moses those things are incredible. Thank goodness for all the walking we do because those Frenchnsure love their bread. On the way we saw Notre Dame and words cant describe how excited I am to see it. We headed over to the Musee d'Orsay and thought we were being smart tourists and visiting the museumson free museum day. When we saw the looong line to get in we figured there were quite a bit of tourists who were smart and did their research. 45 minutes later we entered and went around the museum. Famous artists that we learned about in school had works plastered all over the place. The highlight for me was the Art Nouveau section and the Van Gogh special exhibition. My favorite style and my favorite artist. I found a second favorite painting by Van Gogh, though nothing can top Starry Night. We strolled on over thru the Louvre Gardens, had another crepe for lunch, and went to the next museum. Musee l'orangerie was smaller but its highlight was Monet's HUGE water lily paintings. 2 oval rooms had several if his paintings stretched along the walls, they were just so long. Next we went to the Musee Rodin where the exhibits featured raw nude photography, classic Rodin work, and a rose garden with sculptures. Interesting combination. We headed back to the hostel after because Michelle wasn't feeling too well. After a quick nap I headed to find a place to eat. Thankfully my late hours and long commute in New York have prepared me for late European dinners.
I found a little cafe and pretty much had the waiter order for me. We chatted a liitle a first and he found out I was American. Apparently I don't look it at all, but more so eastern European or Russian; i was told its my eyes. Oddly I find that a compliment so thanks Pops! Dinner consisted wine (of course) chicken and noodles with some delicious sauce and panna cotta with raspberry sauce for dessert. Neverhad panna cotta before and I was in love. I chatted with my waiter a bit more and come to find he is the owner and actually cooked my meal himself! Honestly one of my favorite things about travelling is talking with locals and other foreigners. Its the coolest thing having a conversation with them and learning about their home and trying to find the words to explain and help them comprehend.
So tomorrow is another day in this amazing city...we will see what it has in store for us!
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