Around Paris - June 2006

Up early - so much to see - hopped on board a Bateau Mouche and were on our way along the River Seine to explore beautiful Paris.

Morning at the Musee du Louvre
Paris is beautiful no matter which season you visit. The summer was extremely hot again last year even in early June. The light changed from early morning crystalline grey as people entered the wondrous Musee du Louvre, to mellow gold in the wavering heat of the late afternoon. It was so special to show my granddaughter, Jasmin, who was nine at the time of this trip, this historic, hectic, elegant European city. In just three days we whisked her everywhere possible. It would take months to explore all of Paris so we picked places she was most interested in. Besides famous landmarks she chose to see the Impressionist art she loved - the waterlily paintings of Monet in the Musee de L'Orangerie - two oval rooms where you stand in awe as the lily ponds surround you - and Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir in the Musee d'Orsay. In the Louvre, so vast you would need weeks to tour the entire place, she also had to see Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. Note, no pic of Mona Lisa - no photography permitted there!

Self portrait of Vincent Van Gogh - more of him later when we visited his home in Arles.



View towards Montmartre through the huge glass clock of the Musee d'Orsay.

Montmartre crowned by the beautiful white Basilica of Sacre-Coeur


Our adventures will be continued.................