Day 1 - Paris

Sacré-Cœur

We went to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica on the hill overlooking Paris.  My memory card got corrupted, so the only pictures I have from there are from the phone.  Oh well.  Same with Place Vendôme with Napoleon's Column and Place de lal Concorde and the Obelisk. Oh, well.

Obelisk in the Place de lal Concorde

Musée de l'Orangerie

The Musée de l'Orangerie is most famous for 8 giant Water Lilies murals by Monet. There were also many other great impressionist and post-impressionist paintings.

Carol and the Water Lilies

An early version of Renoir's Jeunes filles au piano

Cézanne - Arbres et maisons

New Found Favorites

I had never heard of either of these artists.  I really liked their works

Chaim Soutine

 Marie Laurencin

Oddities

This is by Henri Rousseau. The title "L' Enfant a la Poupee" made the juvenile me snicker. Then I thought it looked like a petulant baby Donald Trump. Then I went through the realization that Poupee is French for Puppet. Then it was just a strange painting by a famous painter.

Click on the image to get the large version.  Either he didn't know how to draw mouths, or these ladies were pretty ugly.

Notre-Dame de Paris

Then we went to Notre-Dame.  Us in front of the cathedral:

Some guy was making giant bubbles in front of the cathedral for kids (and Carol) to pop.

The Rose Window

Carol sitting in the Nave

Choir Screen.  This looks like Thomas after the resurrection.  I don't remember reading about the guys peeking out the windows in the Bible.

Walking on the water.

Food

The French expect food to be good no matter where you are; in a train station, street food, cafe, whatever.  A Baguette is always a good call, as is a crêpe (filled with Grand Marnier, Nutella, coconut, bananas, etc.).

Baguettes in the Musée de l'Orangerie cafeteria (lunch)

Street crêpes in Les Halle's (dinner)