Rocks, papers, scissors

Well, the past two days have been filled with museums. Well, they've been FILLED with class, and then some museum visits as a side dish if you really think about it. Yesterday (Tuesday) we went to the Rodin museum. I was excited because I have never been there. Mostly sculpture, of course, but also some paintings by some other well-knowns. Times like this when I could've used Caitlin Fairfield by my side telling me the ins-and-outs of each work. The museum is in his house and the gardens are absolutely amazing. Unfortunately, we get out of class really late, so we did not have very much time to look around, luckily, its not a very big museum. As we wandered around the house, which is across the street from les Invalides, there were two little girls sitting in one of the rooms, playing "Rocks, paper, scissors" I'm not sure what its called in French, but their little voices filled the house. The game here is more of a song rather than a chant like at home, and they were trying to be so quiet, but they echoed just the same. It was a nice background noise to have as I wandered through the sculptures. The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Door of Hell just name a few. We wandered quickly through the vast garden until a security guard came and said "We're closing, unless you want to sleep here, its time to go". Who knew sleeping there was an option?

Today was the Musee D'Orsay. One of my all time favorites in Paris. The group went the weekend I was in Spain, but conveniently, all of the 6-weekers missed that trip.. so we got to go today instead. Arriving just an hour before close, it was a rather quick visit through the museum. Passing quickly by most of the sculptures (and most of the Rodin, since we had enough of him yesterday!) I love seeing the Toulouse-Lautrec paintings and of course, the Monets, Van Goghs, and Degas. No matter how beautiful the paintings around me are, I am always, undoubtedly amazed by the space. I love how the building holds the art. The clock proudly looks over the space. Its really awesome. Sadly, no pictures are allowed. AT ALL ANYMORE! Thankfully, I've got all the pictures I need from there; but its still kind of a bummer.

Its nearly dinner time and I'm definitely looking forward to that, as always!

Bisous,
Amy