We went off to sleep last night sans luggage which meant no Advil pm to help us sleep the night through! Jet lag considered the night was pretty good in really lovely beds. The room leaves us no space to turn around but the bedding is superb!
Our luggage had arrived at 1am so Sandy went down and collected it so we could finally wash and brush our teeth!
We all met downstairs for breakfast, which was coffee only the French can do! Crossiants, only the French can do, and ham, prosciutto, eggs and fruit.very well enjoyed by all of us.
Next we were off to our fabourite museum the d'orsay.
The hotel reception gave us directions to the metro just a short walk to tthe Bastille and down we went.
Ticket purchase was a gong show as we ended up paying for 30 and received 19! The attendant had no authority to reimburse us but gave us the info to do so.
Without further mishap we got to the museum and spent the better part of the day oohing and awing at the impressionists. It was wonderful to have Judy and her knowledge as we took it all in.
We stopped about noon for a coffee then viewed more art. After we left the d'orsay we stopped for dome lunch at a small bistro.....quite mediocre unfortunately !
Late in the afternoon we walked to the Rodin sculpture garden, the house of Rodin was closed for renovation but the garden although cold was Interesting. Winter in Paris is beautiful, the leaves are gone from the trees and the branches make a gorgeous pattern on the blue sky. The crowds are almost non existent. We had fun posing ourselves in the position of "the thinker" underneath the statue itself. Inside we viewed lots of pieces of plaster images, the kiss and other images, many which were dark and disturbing.
Heading out for dinner so will continue later......au revoir!
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