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    • TravelerCamino de Santiago 2023
      1
      Day 3

      Travel Day 3: Art in Paris

      May 16, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F

      I KNOW. A photo (or a postcard or a print) won’t do them justice, but here’s some of the art that moved me today.
      1. I stumbled on the Tunnel des Tuileries by accident this morning. I saw hundreds of peie on bicycles today. This tunnel is covered in art - this was one of my favorites.
      2. L’Air du Soir, Henri-Edmond Cross
      3. A different version of Starry Night. I think this was painted before the famous one at MOMa, before he became so ill.
      4. I don’t know what this is; it was at the Musee D’Orsay in the cafe where I had lunch. I liked all of the women musicians.
      5. This is so life-like in person! Chrysanthèmes dans un vase, Henri Fantin-Latour
      6. Mosaic feature on random building
      7. Le Faune dansant, Eugène-Louis Lequesne in the Jardin du Luxembourg
      8. Le Poète - Hommage à Paul Éluard, also in Luxembourg Gardens      Read more

    • Our Europe Excursions!
      111221
      Day 2

      Seine walk and Musée d’Orsay

      May 28, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Jet lag is a mindset!!! (Kidding, we are very tired but powered through). Such an exciting day getting to share my favourite museum and restaurant in Paris with Thomas. ❤️ A highlight for us today was all the incredibly friendly and helpful locals that made our transition day go swimmingly.Read more

    • TravelerEngland and Europe 2024
      Day 24

      Last day in Paris

      July 10, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Our last day in Paris was a couple of days ago - am running a bit behind!

      Started with a guided tour of the Musée d’Orsay. Tom and I went here years ago and made the mistake of leaving it until the last day. Made exactly the same mistake again!! Should have done this first and spent a whole day there. I loved the building and this era of art. So many highlights.

      Then onto Saint Chapelle with the most amazing stained glass. We spent time just sitting and looking. Very, very beautiful.

      Ended the day, and our time in Paris, with an evening cruise on the Seine. Lovely breeze and interesting to see the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame from a different perspective. The Seine is the location for the swimming leg of the Olympic triathlon so seating has been set up all the way along. Can’t believe anyone would swim in that water - it’s filthy.

      Back to the apartment to pack for Hungary 🇭🇺      Read more

    • TravelerDavid and Sean’s Camino
      Day 40

      Final Thoughts

      July 11, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      Our “formal” Camino is done. Sean and I received our compostelas (diplomas) both for the halfway and full journey and we have returned home safely where we are catching up on our sleep.

      So, what did we take away from our Camino?

      My goals were to draw closer to God, draw closer to Sean, and to have a grand adventure. And all of those goals were met and exceeded long before we ended our trek. What I did not expect was the friendships that we made along the way; especially Brian and Michelle Coleman, Brandon from Houston, Lucas and Maria from Brazil, Richard “the Gentle Giant” from Los Angeles, and many others whose names I have either forgotten or never knew.

      Sean’s goal was to be there for me and boy did he meet and exceed that goal! He was as patient and faithful a companion as I could have asked for and I would never have gotten as far as I did or enjoyed the journey as much as I did without his presence.

      Most pilgrims will tell you that the Camino is a reflection of life. It has many of the same qualities: ups and downs (quite literally!), joys and sorrows, successes and failures, surprises and disappointments. But it is also much quieter than life. No trash to take out, no work to go to or deadlines to meet. Mostly void of the rush of traffic and the noise of cities. It is a time to slow down and reflect.

      Sean and I were blessed to have this time together and I suspect that as we gain distance from our journey we will find that we have gained knowledge and insights that we don’t yet recognize. I pray that’s true.

      We have many people to thank. Nancy for supporting our going and for handling many logistical details for my dialysis. Harrison for handling some travel details when we found ourselves without a way home when we ended earlier than expected. My nephrologist for supporting this effort. The people who followed this blog and offered encouragement along the way—it was greatly appreciated! And most especially, God, for answering many, many prayers and for giving us the strength, endurance, and wisdom that we asked and prayed for.

      We all walk the Camino. Every day. It may not be as quiet as the one we experienced but we still have the opportunity to draw closer to God, draw closer to the ones we love and to support them, to have a grand adventure, and to be blessed with friends and as friends.

      I wish each of you Buen Camino and pray that God blesses your journey and your pilgrimage in life!      Read more

    • TravelerResearch in Paris 2024
      2
      Day 7

      A sunny day to go to the MO.

      March 7, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

      I promised myself I’d play tourist for a day. After the disaster of the archives, it will recharge my batteries. Today is my favorite museum—the Musée d’Orsay. I like to walk across the Tuileries to get to the museum. It’s always pleasant. I was stunned again at the flooding. It made me wonder about how much water flooded Paris in 1910. That flood jumped the banks of the Seine and went all the way up to the Gare St Lazare. No wonder people freaked out!Read more

    • TravelerEurope September 2024

      Musee D’Orsay and Latin Quarter

      September 3, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      We started the day with the long awaited and wanted visit to the Musee D’Orsay. We entrusted the guiding duty to our old friend Rick Steve, but I found his tour of the museums highlights to be quite light. In addition, despite the timed entries, the museum was quite crowded, to the point that it was hard to enjoy the paintings. Finally, we didn’t love the fact that all the artists were mixed up together, while we felt that the likes of Monet and Renoir would be better off in separate rooms. So, after 1.5 hrs, we left a bit unsatisfied. We will just have to come back one day, hopefully off-season and with a regular audio guide. We then did a VoiceMap tour of Latin Quarter which was very nice. And we capped the evening with a milonga upstairs of a large restaurant La Cardinal. It was quite packed and tight (I guess crowded was the theme of the day) but we had a nice time dancing.Read more

    • Ghent, Belgium - yr 1 hm 6
      Day 22

      Paris - para olympics opening ceremont

      August 28, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌙 75 °F

      Arriving into Paris Gare Du Noord on the EURail was a quick and quiet experience. We easily bought transport tickets and worked out our subway and within minutes we were standing at the entrance to our hotel. The entire process was considerably sped up by the 5 people at the platform of EURail pointing us in the right direction. 4 people at the ticket purchase, 2 on the train, and dozens more at Gare du Lyon. Not to mention the dozens of armed gendarmes keeping a watch.

      Although the Olympics wrapped over 2 weeks ago, all of this was now for the para Olympics, especially the opening ceremony taking place on the evening we arrived.

      We made the most of our first day. Walking and subway first to the Arch de triumph and then to the park near the opening ceremony.

      We waited a long time (45 minutes) for the end of the opening so that we could watch the illumination of the floating balloon.

      Again, soooo many police, and armed army people, and the roads were closed to all but pedestrians and bikes, which gave the area an eerie emptiness, but we felt incredibly safe.

      Day two will be more exploration.      Read more

    • TravelerEuro Year
      Day 303

      Paris pt1

      March 5, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

      Paris is so nice!! I have no idea what everyone's been complaining about everything's clean, nothing smells, there're no crazy or homeless people and I've felt totally safe the entire time. We caught an overnight bus here from Amsterdam and arrived at 7am. We quickly dropped our stuff off at the hostel and then got breakfast at a bakery. I got a raisin snail and a pain de chocolat which were both super flakey and buttery, I was so happy. We ate our pastries outside a Cafe and chilled there for a good 30 minutes while we settled in. While we were eating I noticed a lot of the girls here wear their blush really weird, they're all going for a super rosey cheek look but it kinda looks like a little kid did it for them ahaha. After breakfast we went into the city center to check out the museum d'orsay. We chose this over the Louvre because it has lots of Vincent van gogh and also I was pretty keen on going to the place they went in doctor who that time. Honestly we were probably a bit too sleep deprived for the museum, it was a bit of a slog to get through it all but it was worth it for the van gogh stuff coz that was sick. For lunch we got some baguettes and more pain de chocolats and then went to see the eiffel tower. I think its time I finally accept that I'm scared of heights because walking up the eiffel tower stairs was terrifying. We didn't take the lift all the way to the top because it was super expensive but the view from halfway was still awesome. After the eiffel tower we walked to the Arc de triamphe and then went home for a quick nap. For dinner we went to a super busy restaurant that our salt mine friend in krakow recommended. We had to line up for an hour to get in and they made us share the table with two strangers but the food was really nice. The highlights of the meal were definitely the snails and red wine which were both soo delicious. The snails tasted exactly like gnocchi, I'm going to try and see if I can get them in Perth coz they'd be a great vegetarian option to put in pasta or salads. The restaurant didn't sell frog legs so after we finished our snails and wine we went to another one that did. The second restaurant was pretty fancy and super expensive but we were a bit drunk at this point so money was no object. The frogs legs were outstanding, even better than the snails, they were so buttery and garlicy and just fell off the bone. One thing that's been a constant gripe for us on this trip is that restaurants never give us enough bread with our food but this one kept refilling our basket which made us super happy. We were so grateful for the bread we decided to stay a while and order some french cheeses for dessert, which was exquisite. At this point in the night we were really feeling the Paris spirit and were super in love with the city so we went to see the eiffel tower and Arc de triamphe again. We were super lucky because we got to the eiffel tower only 10 minutes before they shut the lights off for the night! It was such a nice view seeing the Paris lights behind the tower im so happy we decided to make the journey :).
      The next morning we went to the same bakery as the day before but got baguettes which tasted amazing and then quickly checked out the sacred heart basilica before heading off to the airport. Also have to mention I got a hot chocolate at a Cafe while we waited for the shuttle to the airport and it cost me $10!?!?!      Read more

    • Olddustyboots.comBelgium, France and Holland
      Day 24

      Musee d'Orsay, Paris

      April 26, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      We arrived back in Paris around 1:30 pm and found that our hotel room was not ready. We were able to store our bags in our friends' room and then we caught the RER train to the Musee d'Orsay. This museum used to be the main railway station of Paris, but when the city outgrew the size of this building, it experienced several reincarnations such as being used in the war, and later to help homeless people. Finally it found its niche as a museum for impressionist art.
      The building still has its curved, glass roof and it sports two huge glass clocks on its facade that looks out onto the Seine.
      I took Doug to see the clocks first because they're a photographer's dream. Taking pictures of the clocks with the light and the cityscapes peaking through was so much fun!
      Then we wandered through galleries of paintings and sculptures, pausing to look at ones that evoked emotion or caught our eye. I enjoyed seeing paintings that I had learned about in Mrs. Little's French class in the Hartney Collegiate Institute I attended as a teenager. Then, I clipped stories of the French artists and their paintings out of the Reader's Digest for assignments from French class. Now I stood mere inches away from them! I wonder if Mrs. Little knew the impact she made on my life?
      Almost two hours later, we agreed that our "art compartments" were full and we headed out to get some fresh air while we processed the stories that these artists, including Degas, Money, Manet, Van Gogh and Renoir recorded so long ago.      Read more

    • TravelerParis and London
      Day 5

      Musee d'Orsay

      May 17, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      First museum visit for the day. Musée d'Orsay. There is a Degas and Manet exhibition so I booked to see that. Not many people know I did at in high school, and my favourite style is the Impressionists. Technically these two are not Impressionists but they dabbled a little in the form.

      The museum used to be a train station, evident by the large clocks. There are a number of more modern artworks. More modern in that they are 19th and 20th century. Unlike the Louvre Which had puces dating from 18th back to 200,000BC(?). I'm not sure that last date, but that's what the sign said.

      There are also many artworks that are NFFF. Not Fit For Florida. Too many names bodies.      Read more

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    Paris 10 Ancien - Quartier Faubourg-Saint-Germain, Fontaine-de-Grenelle

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