More Paris
Yesterday - Musee d’Orsay. The second floor was closed but I pretty much got my fill of French impressionism for quite awhile (although I liked the the pre-impressionist stuff better). Also the Rodin Museum - not really down with metal sculpture but I guess since I was here I had to see the Thinker.
Today we went to Versailles. We toured the State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors. It was, well, big, and gaudy. Charles Le Brun spent three years painting the ceilings. That’s essentially three years spent looking up. He must have had one hell of a crick in his neck afterwards. Afterwards I walked around the estate to the Grand Trianon and toured Napoleon I’s old apartments, and walked around the Grand Canal. It was finally sunny and warm out today so it was a good walk.
I don’t think uploading pictures is going to happen, although I’ll try to post one or two tonight.
Tomorrow morning my family flies back to the States, and I take off for my next destination. Stay tuned.
Why are you spending so much time at museums when there are so many forgien diseases to catch?
All this museum talk reminds me of last weeks episode of 24 when Baur throws a midget at Audrey.