Here is what I love about it...the architecture, the iron work, the scupltures, the chestnut yoghurt made by La Fermiere, the buses, the flower shops! Today I visited a more obscure museum, the Jacquemart-Andre, thinking I could avoid the crowds. I was wrong. Mrs. Jacquemart and her husband, Mr. Andre, collected art and made a gorgeous home with outrageously high ceilings, just filled with art and fabulous furnishings. It was to create an oasis away from the "foule" (the crowds). Unfortunately now the crowds are IN the house.
Exhibition of Eugene Boudin, who influenced Monet and who was influenced by Jongkind. A big rainstorm came so I went into the cafe there and had a $7 Diet Coke (Coca Cola light).
Then I traversed Paris by foot and metro to go visit a previous love of mine. We spoke rapid-fire French for an hour and it was very pleasant.
Then it got really cold, but SUNNY at last. Walking, walking, walking...had a croque monsieur at a cafe overlooking the bronze flame sculpture over the tunnel where Princess Diana was killed. Walking around the traffic circle, I managed to find the bus to get home. I adore the buses in Paris. At the bus stop they say how long you will have to wait for the bus. Then you get on and put your ticket "dans le trou" (in the hole). Then there is a digital sign telling you what is the next stop and how many minutes it will be until the end of the line. All this and scenery too!
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