I decided that today would be a great day to get out and see a little bit of art. Since I was flying solo today (my roommate for the trip Ryan wanted to spend a day at Disneyland Paris), and I didn't want to go seeing anything huge that Ryan would mind missing (like the Louvre), I headed over to the Musee d' Pablo Picasso this morning. KJ, this is the is the museum for you!! I know how much you guys love Salvador Dali, so this would have been right up your alley. I enjoy painters like Picasso (and Pollock, and Basquiat as well...), so the museum was great! Lots of interesting paintings, drawings, and other types of art. I had no idea that Picasso was big on sculpture and other mediums as well. I kid you not, I saw some stuff made out of fabric and even metal. A few of his metal sculptures looked like the details were cut with a plasma cutter (although, I don't know if plasma cutters were big in his day). The architecture in the building was amazing too. The outside of the building looked just like any old Paris building, but the inside was full of big and small spaces which made use of interesting walls, steps, hallways, and passages. Must be the old architect in me coming out...
After the Picasso Museum, I made my way over to the Musee d' Orsay. The Orsay was pretty interesting. Lots of older art that you don't see in the bigger museums. Lots of Renoirs, Monets, Manets, and Van Goghs. Its funny to actually see the pictures that you see so often elsewhere (like the picture of the old lady sitting sideways in her rocker).
After the Orsay I headed back to the hotel for a little afternoon siesta. When Ryan got back, we caught dinner at a little place down the street. Afterwards, I went for a walk down to the river. Lo and behold, Notre Dame is only like 3 blocks from our hotel. It was quite nice to go for a walk around the Notre Dame square and the river. I'm looking forward to seeing the inside tomorrow. I'm also looking forward to seeing the Louvre too!!
The first picture is one I took of Notre Dame when I was out walking around after dinner (more to follow tomorrow). The next two pictures were taken at the Orsay. The last two pictures I took at the Picasso museum (thought I'd get a good one of the sculpture for all of you pregnant moms...).
Oh, one more little note... I got off the metro and headed over to the Orsay where there was a HUGE line. I just whipped out my Paris Museum pass and I went right by everyone. Definitely worth the price there, and even more so tomorrow when we get to the Louvre.
Oh, and Magnum P.I. on TV... in French! All I can say is......awesome!
Hope all is well with everyone at home!!
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