A week in Paris

Wow, Jas and I arrived in Paris on Thursday and after a 30 minutes métro ride we found our apartment.  We slept for a couple of hours and then began what turned out to be an action packed week.  Cedar wasn't going to join us until later in the week so we saved the "big" sites for her arrival. Our apartment was in the 2nd arrondissement, on a pedestrian only street, so we spent many hours exploring our neighbourhood.  We decided to visit the museums by starting with the present and working backwards in time.  We first visited the Centre Pompidou, the modern art museum which houses art from 1905 to the present. 

Jas waiting for the museum to open.

We then spent an afternoon wandering through the Musée d'Orsay where we really enjoyed all of the Impressionist work.  I can understand why teachers in France can visit museums for free as the artwork inspired me to include more art in my teaching!

We spent a couple of hours wandering through the gardens at the Musée Rodin which were designed by Rodin himself!

Le Penseur ( The Thinker)

We finally made it to the Musée d'Orangerie, the museum designed by Claude Monet to house his incredible 'Water Lilies' set of paintings.  There are eight paintings that show the passage of light from morning until night on the pond.  They are housed in two huge oval shaped rooms, four in each room.  Unfortunately, we were not permitted to take photos in this museum.