Musee d'Orsay and St Eustache

On another hot and sunny day, I took the Metro to Solferino and walked to the Basilica of Saint-Clotilde. Unfortunately, the organ recitals didn't restart until October. Apart from the organ recitals and concerts in the churches, there was very little classical music in Paris in August and early September.
It was a short walk to the Musee d'Orsay which had lots of galleries, many dedicated to the Impressionists. After a snack lunch, I managed to buy a ticket for the last day of the immersive experience with a head-set about the Impressionists' meeting and exhibition in 1874 which was very good. You had to follow the route outlined on the floor in order not to get lost or bump into other people.
Later in the afternoon, I walked alongisde the Seine and crossed over to go to the church of St Eustache near Les Halles for the weekly Sunday organ recital at 17.00. The programme included a sonata by Reubke. The organ is one of the largest in France with nearly 8,000 pipes., and probably is the biggest being 18m high and 10m wide. The organ case or buffet appeared to be one third the height of the nave which was much higher than Westminster Abbey. At the end of the Sunday recitals, there seemed to be an appeal by the organist for people to support a campaign for the Paris Council to contribute towards the repair of the organ's buffet
Returning to Front Populaire, I had dinner at the restaurant owned by one of the catering suppliers to the Stade de France. It had a good selection of salads.
Back in my hotel bedroom, I watched the Olympics Closing Ceremony on TV which also had BBC World but no sports channels apart from one from Bahrain.もっと詳しく