Sunday morning in Paris, so we attended Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral.
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| International Mass (in French and English) was very well attended |
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| lots of people and lots of languages heard -- on Pentecost Sunday |
We chose to walk over to the Musee d'Orsay after Mass, which probably wasn't too smart as it was hot and by the time we got there, stood in line to enter and buy our tickets, and finally got into the exhibit halls, we were pretty wiped out! It required a cafe visit and some ice cream & a very large and perfectly delicious chocolate eclair to perk us up.
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| me standing on the balcony of the Musee d'Orsay, overlooking the Seine with the Louvre on the other side |
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Of course no photos inside so you'll just have to imagine with me all the Impressionist paintings and marvelous statues and the incredible interior of the museum itself... it was an awful lot to take in, but worth doing.
After our visit we headed back to the hotel for a rest and then a quick pasta dinner, before getting back on the Metro to the Arc d' Triomphe.
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| it's very big and very triumphant |
After gawking for a bit we began the requisite stroll down the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, ending on the Place de la Concorde. We still wanted to see the Louvre (exterior only) but were fairly exhausted so we decided to spring for a ride in a bicycle taxi. Best 10 Euro spent all day.
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| it's very grand |
