C'est formidable!

My first full Paris was très amusement, mais, mais encore, épuisant. Oh la la.

I spent my day museum hopping. I went to the Musee d'Orsay first, which is a refurbished train station, now housing some of the most impressive impressionist and post impressionist paintings in the world. Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Toulouse, Van Gogh and many more, they were all there. Il était fantastique!

The coolest thing, to me, though, was that art teachers took their students on tour there, and for about 45 minutes I just listened to this woman talk about Manet, his technique, and a particular painting. I find the French language absolutely gorgeous to listen to, and and it was very relaxing to sit on a bench in one of the most beautiful museums in the world, listening to a teacher wax poetic about Manet in French.

And yes, I did understand most of what she was saying, thank you. She was speaking moderately slow for une femme française.

After the Musee d'Orsay, I went to le Centre Georges Pompidou to sample some modern art. Yep, from one end of the artistic spectrum to the other today. While I always appreciate and admire classical art and their artists, modern art is so edgy and creative, I just love it. The pieces in this museum were extremely interesting. It almost seemed like they were alive and breathing beings of their own. The place was intensely cool. I could have lived there.

And it had some amazing views of the city. La tour Eiffel and Montmartre and Sacré Coeur (which I cannot wait to go to) were clearly visible. Et très magnifique...J'adore Paris.

All the art, though, worked up quite the appetite in me, so I indulged in a crepe, which was fantastic. I should really have had one sooner. I spent some time just walking along the Seine, enjoying life and the city.

Tomorrow it's looking like le Louvre in the morning, and then maybe Notre Dame and some more site seeing in the afternoon? We shall see. I am enjoying not planning out my days. I just kind of open my map in the morning and go where ever I feel like it.

D'accord, je me lave dans l'évier, maintenant! Au revoir, bon soir, mes amis!