In the end, we saw 9 museums in Paris. You get a bit jaded, "Oh, look, another Renoir, snore" but we saw some amazing art. I really liked the displays of the bronzes alongside the clay models the artists used to think out their work. You could see how the artist built up the figure before casting it.
Our list:
Musee National de la Marine
Crypte Archaeologique de Notre Dame
Musee National de L'Orangerie
Musee D'Orsay
Musee Rodin
Versailles
Musee de l'Armee
Musee de la Mode et du Textile
Musee du Louvre
Other thoughts: buy the museum pass. not only does it help you pop in and out without feeling like you have to spend a lot of time in any particular museum, but more importantly, it entitles you to priority entrance and you can bypass the super long entrance lines.
And, the Musee d'Orangerie does the best crowd control. They keep people outside and only let a limited number in at any time. Beautiful interesting space, not shoulder to shoulder people.
The Musee d'Orsay does the best women's bathrooms. Eight stalls for women, with sinks outside the stalls. Versailles has the worst. Two stalls, with sinks in the stalls so no one can else can use the loo while you wash your hands.
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Okay, I like your Picasa album - but you need to start putting labels on your photos so we know where they were taken.
ReplyDeleteI've been running to keep up with you (pant, pant). I've really enjoyed the boys take on pornography in the museums, and Kerry's beautiful artsy photos--you go girl!
ReplyDeleteI've often thought that a Guide to Public Restrooms would be a good addition to the travel literature... I love your "best" and "worst" Kerry! I remember being absolutely stunned and puzzled by the waxy pink squares of TP at the Louvre and even put a piece in my scrapbook of my first Paris trip.
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying your blog! (Finally catching up now that holiday retail madness is done.) Bon voyage! -Tegan