Paris - 6/10

Another beautiful day in Paris. We dropped by the Paroisse Saint Paul Saint Louis, one of the first Baroque churches of Paris. Then onto our local Place des Vosges and on our way. Passed one of two Krispy Kremes in Paris. Time for a citron presse at teh Bar du Marche des Blancs Manteau where people watching was most enjoyable in this quiet street. We then did a long walk to the Musee d’Orsay for our timed entry at 1:30. We sauntered through the Tuileries grabbed a metro to the museum.

The Musee d’Orsay had two special exhibits - one on street posters and the history of posters (think Toulouse Laurence) and another on Christian Krohg, a Scandinavian artist in the impressionist era. Both exhibits were fascinating. The history of posters, from street art to middle class advertising, was an intriguing commentary on the growth of consumerism and Krohg had a focus on workers, prostitues, the ill and intimate family scenes. His has good technique and framing and a strong palette. Finally, we visited Les Drapeaux de France where I finally found a miniature I ‘ve been looking for but gave up on finding: Napoleon at Fontainebleau.Read more