On Sunday morning we went to the Musee d' Orsay. It is a former railway station built in 1898 that now holds mainly French art. It has a huge collection of impressionist and post-impresssionst masterpieces that I absolutely loved. We saw paintings by Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, and many more. My favorite collection was Monet's paintings. There were 86 of his paintings!
We are standing in front of an enlarged print of Portrait de l'artiste by Van Gogh. We saw this famous painting inside the museum and it was MUCH much smaller.
After visiting the Musee d' Orsay, we went to Montmartre for the the afternoon. We enjoyed a nice lunch outside at this little French restaurant. I ordered my third Croque-monsieur of the weekend. It is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich that originated in France. It has melted cheese on the top piece of bread and is very delicious. I want to learn how to make it when I get home!
Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre, such as Dali, Monet, Picasso, and Van Gogh. Montmartre remains the principal artistic center of Paris as artists still gather here today.
I bought two paintings from this lady!
A lady playing the accordion in her very elaborate and beautiful setup.
This Roman Catholic church, The Sacre-Coeur Basilica, stands at the top of the hill in Montmartre and overlooks the whole city of Paris.
Goodbye Paris! It was a very BUSY and fun weekend, but I was excited to come home to Kensington, London.
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