Jacquemart Andre

No - I said - I don't want to see old Italian paintings with cherubs. And yet here we are! Ok no cherubs and much better than expected helped by the fact that we don't have to pay. This is the private collection of an American couple and is referred to as the Alana collection as a contraction of their names Alvaro and Ana.

Most exciting though was that we finally managed to get into the very lovely cafe for lunch. Usually a very long queue of little old ladies. But not today.Read more