Marche sur le soleil!

“There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here, and if it became worse and harder even—the French air clears up the brain and does good—a world of good.” ― Vincent van Gogh

The French air did clear up. It only lightly sprinkled today! It was a beautiful day to go La Musée Marmottan Monet, La Tour Eiffel, Notre Dame, La Seine et Le Pantheon. It was a fairly full day but quite relaxed. I hope most days are like this.

The class started out together going to La Musée Marmottan Monet. Which is a museum that has Monet paintings (the painting that started the Impressionist movement, Impression, sunrise. As well as his water lilies.). Unfortunately there was no photography so I will have to take internet photos for you below.  There were also many paintings by a woman of the movement that I had never heard of Berthe Morisot. She is magnificent, I love her work. My favorite by far was in the section of religious art. Descente de Croix by Hans Muelich, it is of Jesus being taking down from the cross. It's beauty and the fact that I don't often see scenes of the aftermath of the crucifixion was very moving and wonderful. Sadly I can't find it online so you will just have to talk my word for it.

After the museum I went with a couple of girls to get lunch and were stopped as a cute little sandwich shop and I bought a croque monsieur (like a ham and cheese sandwich but better) and then it was off to the Eiffel Tower. We arrived across the Seine from it and ended up stopping and riding the carousal that is in the area. It was so much fun, but it didn't seem to go as high and it did when I was a kid, hmm I wonder way.

We then crossed the Seine and took pictures around the Eiffel Tower and got some ice cream. I was finally able to order in real life what I always ordered in French class! "Je voudrais un glace au chocolat s'il vous plaît" It was quite satisfying. It started to lightly sprinkle while we were there but it was not to bad. What was too bad was the fact that we approached my gypsies who try to distracted you so they can steal your wallet. However I was on top of things and said "Non!" to signing there fake petition. 

From there it was to the Notre Dame, but the line was so long that we ended up just walking along the Seine and shopping at the stands along the way. We eventually went so far back looking for a place to eat that we were right by the Le Pantheon. It is a very large old church that had a service going on when we went in. And that was my day in the gist of it. Lots to see but not very much to say, it was a day to reflect and feel the city more than I had before.
Jusqu'à demain
Bisous- Janice

Observation of the day: spoons are not standard on tables.

La Musée Marmottan Monet.

Croque monsieur

Yep I rode that bad boy.

Finally a dream comes true!

Notre Dame

Dinner, yum.

Le Pantheon.